Hypoglycaemic activity of Scoparia dulcis L. extract in alloxan induced hyperglycaemic rats

L. Pari, S. Venkateswaran

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Abstract

Scoparia dulcis L. commonly known as 'Sweet Broomweed' is widely used in Indian folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Oral administration of 0.15, 0.30 and 0.45 g/kg body weight of the aqueous extract of the Scoparia dulcis leaves (SLEt) for 45 days resulted in a significant reduction in blood glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin and an increase in total haemoglobin but in the case of 0.45 g/kg body weight the effect was highly significant. The aqueous extract also prevented a decrease in the body weight. An oral glucose tolerance test was also performed in experimental diabetic rats, in which there was a significant improvement in glucose tolerance in animals treated with SLEt and the effect was comparable to that of glibenclamide.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)662-664
Number of pages3
JournalPhytotherapy Research
Volume16
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2002

Keywords

  • Alloxan
  • Diabetes
  • Hypoglycaemic effect
  • Scoparia dulcis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology

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