Research Article

Evaluation of Hypoglycemic Efficacy of Tangningtongluo Formula, a Traditional Chinese Miao Medicine, in Two Rodent Animal Models

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Fasting blood glucose levels of db/db mice. Fasting blood glucose levels of db/db mice with no treatment or with metformin and TNTL (TNTL-h, m, l = 3.6 g, 1.8 and 0.9 g/kg BW, resp.) oral administration. TNTL exhibits hypoglycemic effect with sustained medication. Normal: C57BL, DM: db/db mice with untreated, Met: db/db mice treated with metformin, and TNTL-h, m, l: db/db mice treated with 3.6 g, 1.8 and 0.9 g/kg b.w., respectively.