Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Effect of methanolic leaf extract of D. pentandra on Alloxan induced diabetic Rats

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

Groups	Serum glucose level (mg/dl)
Groups	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Group I: Nondiabetic control	91.80 ± 1.02***	102.06 ± 2.82***	89.64 ± 0.78***	99.00 ± 2.10***	90.00 ± 1.56***
Group II: Diabetic control	209.70 ± 2.52	256.14 ± 1.86	308.88 ± 2.94	261.72 ± 1.92	322.74 ± 3.06
Group III: MET 50 mg/kg	224.28 ± 4.02	157.50 ± 1.86***	99.54 ± 1.62***	80.28 ± 0.84***	76.68 ± 1.92***
Group IV: DPLME 400 mg/kg	125.28 ± 3.24***	112.68 ± 2.28***	104.40 ± 1.68***	95.04 ± 1.14***	77.40 ± 1.62***

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM values (n = 6). *** p < 0.001 denotes statistically very significant result for a group when it was compared with the control group (Group II)

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