Evaluation of Antidiabetic Activity and Associated Toxicity of Artemisia afra Aqueous Extract in Wistar Rats

Table 4

Effect of oral administration of aqueous extract of Artemisia  afra on blood sugar levels in glucose-loaded diabetic rats (𝑛=6,mean±SE).

Groups	Blood glucose (mmol/L)
	Fasting	30 minutes	60 minutes	90 minutes
Control	4.43±0.22^a	5.87±0.26^a	5.03±0.26^a	4.53±0.25^a
Diabetic control	21.08±1.26^b	36.90±1.22^b	30.93±1.28^b	22.90±1.23^b
Diabetic + 50 mg/kg A. afra	6.10±0.84^c	15.20±0.85^c	12.10±0.94^c	9.10±0.85^c
Diabetic + 100 mg/kg A. afra	5.90±0.83^c	14.50±0.83^c	10.05±0.83^c	8.05±0.84^c
Diabetic + 200 mg/kg A. afra	5.40±0.86^c	8.67±0.35^d	7.01±0.33^d	5.07±0.36^a
Diabetic + glibenclamide	5.30±0.35^c	8.90±0.34^d	7.50±0.33^d	5.01±0.33^a

Values with different superscripts along the same column indicate statistically significant difference at 𝑃<0.05.