Research Article

Antidiabetic Properties and Toxicological Assessment of Antidesma celebicum Miq: Ethanolic Leaves Extract in Sprague–Dawley Rats

Table 2

Body weight of experimental animals after 28 days oral administration of EEAC from antidiabetic activity study.

GroupsBody weight (g)
Day 0Day 28Weight gain

NC250.80 ± 5.76363.00 ± 8.98bc112.20 ± 11.48b
DC231.80 ± 13.89245.90 ± 26.85a14.02 ± 19.09a
DC + 200 mg/kg EEAC225.40 ± 6.28263.50 ± 12.00a38.10 ± 10.64
DC + 400 mg/kg EEAC219.10 ± 17.92261.40 ± 21.26a42.26 ± 9.85
DC + acarbose207.40 ± 9.74271.90 ± 3.27a64.44 ± 11.61

NC: normal control, DC: diabetic control. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 5). (a) means significantly different from NC group; (b) means significantly different from DC group; (c) means significantly different from DC + acarbose group ().