Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Hypoglycemic Effect of Calea urticifolia (Mill.) DC.

Table 1

Blood glucose levels under normal curve.


Group/time (min)	Glucose levels in the normal curve (mg/dL)
Group/time (min)	T0	T30	T60	T90	T120

1. Normoglycemic control	120 ± 3^b	125 ± 3^b	125 ± 3^b	128 ± 4^b	121 ± ^b
1. Normoglycemic control	100%	105%	105%	107%	102%
2. Hyperglycemic control	188 ± 3	204 ± 9	201 ± 8	192 ± 11	183 ± 13
2. Hyperglycemic control	100%	109%	107%	102%	97%
3. Hyperglycemic + glibenclamide, 5 mg/kg	182 ± 4	158 ± 6^b	134 ± 5^a,b	118 ± 4^a,b	111 ± 4^a,b
3. Hyperglycemic + glibenclamide, 5 mg/kg	100%	88%	74%	65%	61%
4. Calea urticifolia (Mill.) DC., 41 mg/kg	182 ± 5	151 ± 6^a,b	141 ± 5^a,b	135 ± 6^a,b	123 ± 6^a,b
4. Calea urticifolia (Mill.) DC., 41 mg/kg	100%	83%	78%	75%	68%

The values represent the mean ± SEM; in the same row, a indicates statistically significant differences compared with time 0; in the same column, b indicates statistically significant differences compared with the hyperglycemic control group; , n = 6.