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Effect of ethanolic extract of Feronia elephantum Correa fruits on blood glucose levels in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

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Title Effect of ethanolic extract of Feronia elephantum Correa fruits on blood glucose levels in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
 
Creator Gupta, Rahul
Johri, Samta
Saxena, A M
 
Subject Blood glucose lowering
β-cells
Ethanolic extract
Feronia elephantum
Streptozotocin-diabetes
Wood apple
 
Description 32-36
Feronia elephantum Correa (Family — Rutaceae) commonly known as Wood
apple has been widely used in Indian folk medicine for treatment of blood impurities, leucorrhoea,
and as diuretic and liver tonic. It has not been studied experimentally for its blood glucose
lowering potential earlier hence present study was conducted. Oral administration of 250mg/kg
body weight of 95% ethanolic extract of unripe fruits significantly lowered the blood glucose levels
of fasted, fed and streptozotocin-induced diabetic male albino rats. It also depressed the peak
value in glucose loaded model. Further, study on histology of pancreatic β-cells granularity of
normal rats was also done. Marked degranulation in β-cells of extract treated rats, associated with
the blood glucose lowering was observed. Extract probably lowered the blood glucose concentrations
by stimulating insulin secretogogue activity.
 
Date 2009-04-08T09:36:02Z
2009-04-08T09:36:02Z
2009-02
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0972-592X
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3768
 
Language en_US
 
Relation Int. cl.8 — A61K 36/75, A61P 3/10
 
Publisher CSIR
 
Source NPR Vol.8(1) [January-February 2009]