Research Article

Screening of Natural Bioactive Metabolites and Investigation of Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antihyperglycemic, Neuropharmacological, and Cytotoxicity Potentials of Litsea polyantha Juss. Ethanolic Root Extract

Table 1

Effects of ethanol extract of roots of Litsea polyantha on glucose-loaded mice.

Treatment (oral) group Blood glucose level (mmol/L)
Fasting state (before treatment)30 min90 min120 min

Negative control13.66 ± 0.718.74 ± 0.357.16 ± 0.24
Positive control
(glibenclamide)
5.96 ± 0.126.38 ± 0.193.88 ± 0.212.96 ± 0.081
Root 250 mg/kg4.38 ± 0.3312.34 ± 0.727.16 ± 0.395.28 ± 0.26
Root 500 mg/kg4.68 ± 0.3511.32 ± 0.475.48 ± 0.334.94 ± 0.26

, , and when compared with negative control. The significance level for individual experiment period has been shown in Supplementary Table .