Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Hypoglycemic Effect of Calea urticifolia (Mill.) DC.

Table 2

Blood glucose levels under glucose curve.


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

5. Normoglycemic control	124 ± 1^b	158 ± 4^a,b	159 ± 3^a,b	149 ± 2^a,b	139 ± 4^a,b
5. Normoglycemic control	100%	127%	128%	120%	112%
6. Hyperglycemic control	182 ± 3	265 ± 12^a	282 ± 7^a	275 ± 9^a	230 ± 7^a
6. Hyperglycemic control	100%	146%	155%	151%	126%
7. Hyperglycemic + repaglinide, 1 mg/kg	175 ± 4	222 ± 8^a,b	171 ± 7^b	142 ± 4^a,b	127 ± 2^a,b
7. Hyperglycemic + repaglinide, 1 mg/kg	100%	127%	98%	81%	73%
8. Calea urticifolia (Mill.) DC., 41 mg/kg	180 ± 4	273 ± 15^a	294 ± 20^a	256 ± 14^a	217 ± 9^a
8. Calea urticifolia (Mill.) DC., 41 mg/kg	100%	152%	163%	142%	121%

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; p < 0.05, n = 6.