Research Article

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

Table 3

Fasting blood glucose of experimental animals after 28 days oral administration of EEAC from antidiabetic activity study.

GroupsFBG (mg/dl)
Day 0Day 28

NC89.80 ± 2.82bc95.00 ± 1.52bc
DC358.40 ± 17.10a515.60 ± 29.37ac
DC + 200 mg/kg EEAC366.80 ± 21.88a332.80 ± 12.88ab
DC + 400 mg/kg EEAC346.20 ± 18.50a252.00 ± 23.18ab
DC + acarbose359.80 ± 18.70a244.00 ± 35.39ab

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 ().