Abstract
Kothala himbutu (Salacia reticulate; SR) is a very useful medicinal plant in Sri Lanka and the southern region of India. SR contains salacinol and kotalanol neosalacinol and neokotalanol which can isolated from the Salacia species by using iron pair chromatography [1& 2]. It is a woody climber and widely used in Ayurvedic medicine for diabetes and obesity treatment. Previously, the action of SR for diabetes is not described properly. Researchers tried to explore the effect of SR and found that it has an alpha glucosidase inhibitor activity in invitro study. Moreover, SR may increase lipolysis and reduce insulin resistance by enhancing mRNA expression for hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) and adiponectin [3].
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