Research Article

Antihyperglycemic and Antilipidemic Effects of the Ethanol Extract Mixture of Ligularia fischeri and Momordica charantia in Type II Diabetes-Mimicking Mice

Table 2

Inhibitory effects of MCE, LFE, and MLM on α-glucosidase activity.

Dose (μg/mL)α-glucosidase inhibition rate (%)
MCELFEMLMAcarbose

1000 ± 0.1544.40 ± 1.544.24 ± 1.048.87 ± 1.0
500 ± 0.1141.77 ± 1.839.02 ± 0.638.20 ± 1.4
250 ± 0.1423.98 ± 0.8927.91 ± 0.932.70 ± 1.6
12.50 ± 0.226.84 ± 2.4323.84 ± 0.7923.66 ± 0.92
6.250 ± 0.151.99 ± 1.5324.97 ± 1.8831.81 ± 3.31
00 ± 0.12

Values represent the mean ± SEM (n=4). p < 0.01 vs. 0 μg/mL group. MCE, ethanol extract of Momordica charantia fruit; LFE, ethanol extract of Ligularia fischeri leaves; MLM, 8:2 mixture of MCE and LFE.