Evaluation of Antidiabetic Activity of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Cestrum nocturnum Leaves in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Table 1

Effect of Cestrum nocturnum on blood glucose and body weight.

Group	Blood glucose (mg/dL)				Body weight (g)
	Day 0	Day 5	Day 10	Day 15	Day 0	Day 5	Day 10	Day 15
Group I	108.1±2.1	137.3±1.9	148.4±3.2	112.1±1.3	210.6±1.2	212.17±0.8	218.2±0.6	208.4±0.9
Group II	287.1±1.6	295.3±2.9	312.6±6.1	322.3±1.2	216.1±1.5	209.12±1.1	201.2±1.1	190.6±0.02
Group III	279.1±12.9	236.1±8.1^∗	181.5±1.7^∗	145.2±3.9	226.9±0.8	206.2±1.2^∗	201.3±0.9	198.9±1.7
Group IV	281.5±20.5	215.8±3.1^∗	164±3.2^∗	117±1.6	222.3±0.6	213.3±1.0^∗∗	201±1.4	193.6±0.8^∗∗
Group V	284.2±7.1	235.5±1.4^∗∗	115.02±1.1^∗∗	98.02±3.1	228.4±0.7	216.1±0.1^∗∗	211.2±2.6	206.2±1.5^∗∗

Data represent mean ± SEM. ^∗𝑃<0.05 and ^∗∗𝑃<0.01 when compared with group II.