Abstract
The Effects of The Leaf Extracts of Vernonia Amygdalina, Ocimum Gratissimum and Phyllanthus Amarus on Blood Glucose Level of Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Guinea Pigs
Highlights
Diabetes mellitus is one of the commonest tropical endocrine or metabolic diseases [1]
The percentage reduction of blood sugar level of these diabetic guinea pigs was seen to be highest for the groups of guinea pigs that had oral administration of aqueous leaf extract of Phyllanthus amarus and Vernonia amygdalina which were comparable with the positive control groups that had oral administration of glibenclamide solution
Ocimum gratissimum aqueous leaf extracts showed moderate percentage reduction of 13% respectively which were less than the readings from positive control group of 20% reduction in mean fasting blood sugar level after those extracts
Summary
Diabetes mellitus is one of the commonest tropical endocrine or metabolic diseases [1]. The incidence of diabetes mellitus is growing rapidly worldwide. It is estimated that 135 million people worldwide are afflicted with the most common form of type II [2]. It is estimated that about 10 million Nigerians are diabetic [3]. An estimated 20 million people in the United States of America or 6.3 percent of the population have diabetes, a serious life-threatening condition. Diabetes mellitus is a syndrome characterized by hyperglycemia caused by relative or absolute deficiency of insulin or peripheral resistance to insulin. It involves disturbance of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism, resulting from defects in insulin secretion or insulin action [4]. Diabetes mellitus is classified mainly into type I Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
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