PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY OF DIFFERENT LEAF EXTRACTS FROM LOTUS (NELUMBO NUCIFERA GAERTN.) IN STREPTOZOTOCIN INDUCED MICE
Journal Title: Asian Journal of Pharamceutical and Clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 10, Issue 12
Abstract
  Objective: The present study is to evaluate the antidiabetic activity of various extract of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) leaf using hexane, ethyl acetate, and ethanol organic solvent.Methods: Standard phytochemical screening method and streptozotocin induced diabetic mice.Result: The phytochemical screening showed only ethyl acetate of lotus leaf extract contains the flavonoids. The ethyl acetate lotus leaf extract (dose level 150 mg/kg) showed a significant reduction of the blood glucose.Conclusion: The ethyl acetate extract of lotus leaf (N. nucifera Gaertn.) had the hypoglycemic effect on diabetic induced mice.
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Ruth Mayana Rumanti, Marline Nainggolan, Urip Harahap
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- EP ID EP605526
- DOI 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i12.20888
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