A Scientific Validation of Antihyperglycemic and Antihyperlipidemic Attributes of Trichosanthes dioica

Table 2

Effect of graded doses of T. dioica fruits aqueous extract on BGL during GTT in mild-diabetic rats each value shown in Mean ± S.D. (𝑛=6).

Experimental Groups	Treatment (mg kg^−1 bw)	Blood glucose levels (mg dL^−1)
		Pretreatment	Post treatment (hours)
		FBG	0	1	2	3
Control (I)	Distilled water	175.4±2.6	173.8±3.2	391.2±4.1	317.4±3.4	280.5±4.2
Extract (II)	500	174.8±4.6	169.2±4.4	329.3±2.9	270.4±3.5	234.3±2.9
Extract (III)	750	168.4±3.5	165.4±3.5	314.5±3.1	252.6±4.1	197±3.7
Extract (IV)	1000	166.6±2.9	151.3±4.6	258.5±3.3	217.4±4.4^∗	192.4±3.2^∗∗
Extract (V)	1250	170.3±3.9	163.4±3.8	309.6±4.6	250.7±3.9^∗	200.1±4.2^∗
Tolbutamide (VI)	250	171.2±4.8	159.3±3.6	259.5±4.1	212.4±3.2	192.1±3.4^∗∗

^∗𝑃 < 0.05, ^∗∗𝑃 < 0.01 compared to the control at the corresponding time.