Antidiabetic Effect of Sida cordata in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats
Table 4
Effect of SCEE on insulin, glucose, haemoglobin, and glycosylated hemoglobin level in alloxan induced diabetic animal.
Group
Glucose (mg/dL)
Insulin (U/L)
Haemoglobin (g/dL)
Gly. haemoglobin (%)
Normal control
83.6 ± 4.0d
15.0 ± 1.0a
12.6 ± 0.6a
1.5 ± 0.1f
Diabetic + glibenclamide
92.0 ± 2.0cd
13.1 ± 1.0ab
10.3 ± 0.5b
1.8 ± 0.1ef
Diabetic control
241.6 ± 7.6a
6.0 ± 1.0e
5.8 ± 0.3c
4.3 ± 0.4a
Diabetic + SCEE 150 mg/kg
129.3 ± 5.3b
10.0 ± 1.0cd
10.6 ± 0.5ab
3.1 ± 0.1c
Diabetic + SCEE 300 mg/kg
95.6 ± 3.5cd
12.5 ± 0.5b
12.0 ± 1.0ab
2.1 ± 0.1e
Values expressed as means ± SD. Means ± SD with different superscript letters (a–d) within the column indicate significant difference ( < 0.05). SCEE: S. cordata ethyl acetate fraction.