Antidiabetic efficacy of methanolic extract of the leaves of Tetracera Indica Merr. (Dilleniaceace) in alloxan induced diabetic rats

Introduction: Tetracera indica Merr., (mempelas paya) is used in Malaysia and other parts of South-Asia as a folk medicine to treat fever, flu, skin rashes, itching, piles, mouth ulcer, diabetes, and insects bites. Objective: The study has been carried out to screen the antidiabetic efficacy of met...

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Main Authors: S. Dogarai, Bashar Bello, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Umar, Abdulrashid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit USM 2010
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/15555/
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Summary:Introduction: Tetracera indica Merr., (mempelas paya) is used in Malaysia and other parts of South-Asia as a folk medicine to treat fever, flu, skin rashes, itching, piles, mouth ulcer, diabetes, and insects bites. Objective: The study has been carried out to screen the antidiabetic efficacy of methanolic extract (MeOH) of the leaves of T. indica in vivo in alloxan induced diabetic and normal rats.