“Diabetes and Metabolism Disorders Medicinal Plants: A Glance at the Past and a Look to the Future 2018”: Antihyperglycemic Activity of Hamelia patens Jacq. Extracts

Table 1

Metabolic content of the methanolic extracts of H. patens.

Metabolite	FME	CME
Condensed tannins (mg ECat/g of dried extract)	291.30 ± 0.00	313.20 ± 0.00
Total phenols (mg EGA/g of dried extract)	335.26 ± 0.20	322.40 ± 0.20
Flavonoids (mg EQ/g of dried extract)	399.94 ± 0.02	308.32 ± 0.02

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. ECat: equivalents of catechin; EGA: equivalents of gallic acid; EQ: equivalents of quercetin. The mean values labeled with uppercase letters differ significantly compared to the control.