Hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic effect of Ceiba pentandra L. Gaertn in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

R J Satyaprakash, M. Bhanumathy, M Harish, T. N. Shivananda, H. N. Shivaprasad, G. Sushma

PubMed · 2013 · 13 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

The results reveal that the extract improved glucose tolerance in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Thus the study suggests that the C. pentandra bark extract could be beneficial in the management of type I diabetes.

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