International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy
Table 1 Effect of single dose of C. frutescens on serum glucose level and % reduction in diabetic rats
Time (hr) | SERUM GLUCOSE (mg/dL) | % REDUCTION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. frutescens (100 mg/kg) | C. frutescens (200 mg/kg) | C. frutescens (400 mg/kg) | C. frutescens (100 mg/kg) | C. frutescens (200 mg/kg) | C. frutescens (400 mg/kg) | |
0 | 309.17 ± 2.08 | 311.62 ± 2.09 | 307.38 ± 1.56 | – | – | – |
1 | 296.72 ± 3.59 | 296.20 ± 1.91 | 288.20 ± 1.85 | 4.02 ± 1.08** | 4.94 ± 0.77*** | 6.24 ± 0.64*** |
2 | 286.95 ± 3.15 | 285.38 ± 1.57 | 281.23 ± 1.17 | 7.18 ± 0.99*** | 8.41 ± 0.79*** | 8.50 ± 0.12** |
3 | 277.33 ± 3.00 | 272.32 ± 2.83 | 266.33 ± 1.24 | 10.28 ± 1.15*** | 12.60 ± 1.11*** | 13.35 ± 0.61*** |
4 | 269.80 ± 2.95 | 259.18 ± 3.05 | 254.53 ± 2.72 | 12.71 ± 1.21*** | 16.80 ± 1.32*** | 17.17 ± 1.00*** |
6 | 261.72 ± 2.79 | 250.35 ± 2.91 | 239.25 ± 5.00 | 15.32 ± 1.15*** | 19.63 ± 1.23*** | 22.16 ± 1.65*** |
8 | 265.40 ± 2.75 | 258.77 ± 3.01 | 250.02 ± 4.16 | 14.14 ± 0.96*** | 16.93 ± 1.31*** | 18.67 ± 1.19*** |
10 | 272.43 ± 2.74 | 267.42 ± 3.44 | 262.35 ± 2.63 | 11.86 ± 1.01*** | 14.47 ± 1.48*** | 14.65 ± 0.82*** |
12 | 285.72 ± 1.90 | 275.80 ± 3.23 | 270.42 ± 2.00 | 7.57 ± 0.69*** | 11.47 ± 1.44*** | 12.02 ± 0.50*** |
16 | 293.28 ± 1.55 | 286.47 ± 1.60 | 280.15 ± 2.61 | 5.13 ± 0.57*** | 8.06 ± 0.49*** | 8.83 ± 1.20** |
24 | 301.84 ± 2.22 | 298.70 ± 2.59 | 292.23 ± 1.76 | 2.37 ± 0.40* | 4.14 ± 0.54*** | 4.91 ± 0.75* |