title: Hypoglycemic effect of Mucuna pruriens seed extract on normal and streptozotocin-diabetic rats.
abstract: The hypoglycemic effect of the aqueous extract of the seeds of Mucuna pruriens was investigated in normal, glucose load conditions and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. In normal rats, the aqueous extract of the seeds of Mucuna pririens (100 and 200 mg/kg body weight) significantly (P<0.001) reduced the blood glucose levels after an oral glucose load from 127.5+/-3.2 to 75.6+/-4.8 mg% 2 h after oral administration of seed extract. It also significantly lowered the blood glucose in STZ diabetic rats from 240.5+/-7.2 to 90.6+/-5.6 mg% after 21 days of daily oral administration of the extract (P<0.001). Thus, this study shows that M. pruriens has an anti-hyperglycemic action and it could be a source of hypoglycemic compounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620 017, India. anushaparthiban@gmail.com
authors.forename: Anusha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhaskar
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Vidhya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D031299:Mucuna / Q000737:chemistry*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012639:Seeds; D014044:Tolbutamide / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014044:Tolbutamide