Abstract

The underline of this study to investigate the antihyperglycemic effect in mice groups. The plants that have been tested as anti-hyperglycemia are cat root leaves (Acalypha indica), maja leaves (Crescentia cujete L.), and alang-alang plants (Imperata cylindrica). This study used 45 ICR male mice divided into 3 treatment groups, namely the normal mouse group, hyperglycemic mice group, and mice group with the provision of cat leaf extract, maja leaves, and alang-alang plants with a dose of 250 mg kg-1 bw. The results show that the administration of these three plants can reduce the blood glucose levels of mice by 22-27%. The conclusion in this study was that the extract of cat’s root leaves (Acalypha indica), maja leaves (Crescentia cujete L.), and alang-alang plants (Imperata cylindrica) showed an effect as anti-hyperglycemia.

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