Evaluation of Antidiabetic Activity of the Leaf Latex of Aloe pulcherrima Gilbert and Sebsebe (Aloaceae)
Table 5
The effect of the latex of Aloe pulcherrima on body weight of diabetic mice.
Groups
BW (gram)
Pretreatment
Week one
Week two
10 ml/kg vehicle NC
27.82 ± 0.32
28.64 ± 0.38
28.94 ± 0.38
10 ml/kg vehicle DC
24.59 ± 0.59
23.08 ± 0.74
22.94 ± 0.45
5 mg/kg glibenclamide
24.23 ± 0.53
28.76 ± 0.56a3
28.87 ± 0.36 a3
200 mg/kg·LL
23.19 ± 0.65
26.65 ± 0.49 a1
26.15 ± 0.43 a1
400 mg/kg·LL
23.47 ± 0.63
26.91 ± 0.60 a1
27.23 ± 0.61 a1
600 mg/kg·LL
25.07 ± 0.33
27.72 ± 0.34 a1
27.82 ± 0.35 a1
The result is expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean, n = 6; acompared to diabetic control; 1;2. BW, body weight; DC, diabetic control; LL, leaf latex; NC, normal control.
