Evaluation of Antidiabetic Activity of the Leaf Latex of Aloe pulcherrima Gilbert and Sebsebe (Aloaceae)

Table 4

The effect of the leaf latex of Aloe pulcherrima on glucose level in diabetic mice.

Groups	Blood glucose level (mg/dl)
	Pretreatment	Week one	Week two
10 ml/kg vehicle NC	89.17 ± 1.56	88.86 ± 1.89	90.56 ± 1.35
10 ml/kg vehicle DC	258.47 ± 1.39	262.62 ± 1.09	263.75 ± 4.23
5 mg/kg glibenclamide	260.56 ± 3.37	240.17 ± 2.50 ^a3b1	233.33 ± 1.89 ^a3b1
200 mg/kg·LL	259.33 ± 2.43	248.47 ± 2.44 ^a1c1	241.27 ± 1.96^a2c1
400 mg/kg·LL	261.49 ± 2.98	247.28 ± 2.99 ^a2	237.15 ± 4.09^a3
600 mg/kg·LL	259.89 ± 2.50	245.45 ± 2.50^a3b1	234.21 ± 0.72^a3

The result is expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean, n = 6; ^acompared to diabetic control; ^bto 200 mg/kg; ^cto 5 mg/kg glibenclamide; ¹; ²; ³. DC, diabetic control; LL, leaf latex; NC, normal control.