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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 Effect of methanolic leaf extract of D. pentandra on fasting Rats after oral glucose intake

From: Hepatoprotective, antihyperglycemic and antidiabetic effects of Dendrophthoe pentandra leaf extract in rats

Groups

Serum glucose level (mg/dl)

0 min

30 min

60 min

120 min

Group I: Control group

90.18 ± 1.32

261.00 ± 2.22

275.40 ± 2.34

291.60 ± 1.68

Group II: MET 50 mg/kg

91.98 ± 1.20

142.20 ± 0.66*

133.20 ± 0.90*

135.00 ± 1.14*

Group III: DPLME 400 mg/kg

126.00 ± 7.44

111.60 ± 3.78*

117.00 ± 4.62*

103.50 ± 4.08*

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM) (n = 4). * p < 0.05 denotes statistically significant result for a group when it was compared with the hyperglycemic control group (Group I)