title: Effect of Aralia cachemirica Decne root extracts on blood glucose level in normal and glucose loaded rats.
abstract: An aqueous and alcoholic extract of the roots of Aralia cachemirica (Araliaceae) were evaluated for hypoglycemic activity in normal fasted and glucose induced hyperglycemic rats. The aqueous and alcoholic extracts at a dose of 250 mg/kg showed statistically significant (p < 0.01) hypoglycemic activity in glucose loaded animals however no effect was observed in normal fasted rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Mukhtar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naved
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D027983:Aralia / Q000737:chemistry*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D000431:Ethanol; D005215:Fasting / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D038861:Medicine, Tibetan Traditional; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D000431:Ethanol; D005947:Glucose