ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF MEMECYLON MALABARICUM (MELASTOMATACEAE) LEAVES


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Authors


  • M. Ramaiah


    Department of Phytochemistry & Pharmacognosy, AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003

  • K. Srikantha Rao


    Department of Phytochemistry & Pharmacognosy, AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003

  • B. Ganga Rao


    Department of Phytochemistry & Pharmacognosy, AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003

DOI:



https://doi.org/10.7439/ijpp.v2i1.160

Abstract

Memecylon malabaricum cogn (Melastomataceae) is an indigenous medicinal plant used in ethno medicine for the treatment of bacterial infections, inflammation and skin diseases including herpes, chickenpox. It also a root ecbolic. The methanolic extract of Memecylon malabaricum leaves is subjected to antidiabetic activity using experimental model of alloxan induced diabetes. The results showed that the methanolic extract significantly decrease the raised blood glucose level, comparable to reference standard, gliclazide. The results of this study explicate justification of the use of this plant in the treatment of diabetes.

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Published

2012-03-01

How to Cite

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Ramaiah M, Srikantha Rao K, Ganga Rao B. . Int J of Phytopharm [Internet]. 2012 Mar. 1 [cited 2022 Nov. 15];2(1):pp. 9-12. Available from: https://www.ssjournals.net/index.php/ijpp/article/view/1130

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2012): Jan-Feb

Section

Research Articles

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