ANTI-DIABETIC ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC AND AQUEOUS FLOWER EXTRACT OF STERCULIA FOETIDA ON STREPTOZOTOCIN INDUCED DIABETIC RATS
Mohd Mudassir Hussain*, Vinesh Kumar and G. Jeyabalan
ABSTRACT
The study evaluates anti-diabetic activity of ethanolic & aqueous
extract of flower of Sterculia foetida on streptozotocin induced
diabetes in rats. Ethanol & Aqueous extract were prepared by soxhlet
& maceration process respectively. Anti-diabetic activity of the flower
extract at dose 200mg/kg in STZ (i.p 65mg/kg body weight) induced
diabetic rats. The study also included the estimation of different
biochemical parameters on STZ induced diabetes. The reduced blood
glucose levels was statistically significant (P
Keywords: STZ induced diabetes, Sterculia foetida flower, ethanolic & aqueous extract.
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