Hypoglycemic Effect of Aqueous and Methanolic Extract of Artemisia afra on Alloxan Induced Diabetic Swiss Albino Mice

Table 2

Hypoglycemic effect of aqueous and methanolic extracts of Artemisia afra in alloxan induced diabetic mice ().

Treatment	Mean change of blood glucose (mg/dL) in hours after treatment ()						% reduction
	0 hr	1 hr	2 hr	3 hr	4 hr	5 hr
Diabetic control	322 ± 6.3	385.5 ± 6.8	392.2 ± 5.9	382.25 ± 6.1	384.7 ± 6.2	377.2 ± 6.4	0.03%
AQ Artemisia 500	350.5 ± 3.4	349.7 ± 3.7	304 ± 3.2	311.75 ± 4.0	280 ± 3.8	263.75 ± 3.6	24%
AQ Artemisia 750	330.3 ± 2.2	274.3 ± 1.8	209.3 ± 1.6	186 ± 1.8	152 ± 1.5	142.3 ± 1.3	56.9%
AQ Artemisia 1000	351.7 ± 10.1	405.7 ± 9.8	402.7 ± 11.2	380.7 ± 10.6	349.5 ± 10.2	324.5 ± 9.9	7.6%
Meth. Artemisia 500	293.2 ± 7.7	346.7 ± 9.6	350 ± 5.2	330.5 ± 6.4	329 ± 6.1	283 ± 7.2	3.4%
Meth. Artemisia 750	354.25 ± 3.8	379.5 ± 4.0	351.7 ± 5.2	303.75 ± 4.6	287.75 ± 4.4	263.5 ± 3.5	25.7%
Meth. Artemisia 1000	319.5 ± 4.5	199.8 ± 5.0	204 ± 4.8	180.6 ± 2.2	166.5 ± 1.8	160.5 ± 2.2	49.8%
Normal control	110.5 ± 0.22	112 ± 0.21	114 ± 0.23	105 ± 0.28	95.25 ± 0.31	101 ± 0.25	8%

as compared to diabetic control.