title: Anti-hyperglycemic effect of black tea (Camellia sinensis) in rat.
abstract: Investigations were carried out to evaluate the effect of the hot water extract of black tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze (Theaceae) on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes in rats. The extract significantly reduced the blood glucose level and was found to possess both preventive and curative effects on experimentally produced diabetes in rats. The study reveals that, like green tea, black tea also possesses antidiabetic activity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Calcutta.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Vedasiromoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Ganguly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013311:Streptozocin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity; D013662:Tea; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013662:Tea; D014867:Water; D013311:Streptozocin