EVALUATION OF IN VITRO ANTIDIABETIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITIES OF LEAVES EXTRACT OF BOEHMERIA RUGULOSA

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study is to evaluate in vitro antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activity of different extracts of leaves of Boehmeria rugulosa by different methods.Methods: In vitro α-glucose and α-amylase were used for antidiabetic activity and lipoxygenase, and protein denaturation method of inhibition assays was used to measure anti-inflammatory activity. Successive extraction of leaves petroleum ether (PE), chloroform (CH), ethyl acetate (EA), acetone (AC), and ethanol (ETH) was performed, and extracts obtained from the extraction were applicable to these activities.Results: The AC extract of leaves shows significantly in vitro antidiabetic activity, and AC has offered significant result 470.07±0.65 μg/mL in the inhibition of α-glucosidase and also for α-amylase assay 698.15±1.71 μg/mL. Acarbose was used as standard. In lipoxidase method, AC had shown better results and in protein denaturation method EA shown the higher inhibition (78.06±0.5 μg/ml) than the other extracts. The standard drug diclofenac sodium also offered significant inhibition against lipoxidase enzyme method with IC50 value 21.76±1.29 μg/mL.Conclusion: These findings suggest that the AC and EA possess potent antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities in vitro conditions.