Research Article

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.

GroupGlucose (mg/dL)Insulin (U/L)Haemoglobin (g/dL)Gly. haemoglobin (%)

Normal control83.6 ± 4.0d15.0 ± 1.0a12.6 ± 0.6a1.5 ± 0.1f
Diabetic + glibenclamide92.0 ± 2.0cd13.1 ± 1.0ab10.3 ± 0.5b1.8 ± 0.1ef
Diabetic control241.6 ± 7.6a6.0 ± 1.0e5.8 ± 0.3c4.3 ± 0.4a
Diabetic + SCEE 150 mg/kg129.3 ± 5.3b10.0 ± 1.0cd10.6 ± 0.5ab3.1 ± 0.1c
Diabetic + SCEE 300 mg/kg95.6 ± 3.5cd12.5 ± 0.5b12.0 ± 1.0ab2.1 ± 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.