title: Hypoglycemic activity of polygonati rhizoma in normal and diabetic mice.
abstract: The hypoglycemic effect of different dose of Polygonati Rhizoma, i.e., "Ousei", was investigated in both normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. The methanol extract of Polygonati Rhizoma (OM) (800 mg/kg) reduced the blood glucose of normal mice from 202 +/- 7 to 144 +/- 13 mg/100 ml 4 h after intraperitoneal administration (p < 0.01), and also lowered significantly the blood glucose of streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice from 589 +/- 34 to 396 +/- 15 mg/100 ml under similar conditions (p < 0.001). However, the hypoglycemic effects were not accompanied by any alteration in the serum insulin in these mice. OM also suppressed epinephrine-induced hyperglycemia in mice. These results support, therefore, the use of Polygonati Rhizoma in patients with diabetes and confirm its role as a traditional medicine. In addition, one of the active components of OM was identified as a spirostanol glycoside (PO-2).
authors.affiliation: Kobe Women's College of Pharmacy, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004837:Epinephrine; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D014044:Tolbutamide / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D010936:Plant Extracts; D006003:Glycogen; D014044:Tolbutamide; D004837:Epinephrine