title: Effect of oral administration of bark extracts of Pterocarpus santalinus L. on blood glucose level in experimental animals.
abstract: The effect of administration of different doses of Pterocarpus santalinus L. bark extracts in normal and diabetic rats, on blood glucose levels was evaluated in this study. Among the three fractions (aqueous, ethanol and hexane), ethanolic fraction at the dose of 0.25 g/kg body weight showed maximum antihyperglycemic activity. The same dose did not cause any hypoglycemic activity in normal rats. The results were compared with the diabetic rats treated with glibenclamide and the antihyperglycemic activity of ethanolic extract of PS bark at the dose of 0.25 g/kg b.w. was found to be more effective than that of glibenclamide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, S.V. University, 517502, A.P., Tirupathi, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kameswara Rao
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giri
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kesavulu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Apparao
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000496:Alloxan; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005905:Glyburide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D000496:Alloxan; D005905:Glyburide