Antidiabetic effect of Chenopodium ambrosioides
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Chenopodium ambrosioides is an important medicinal plant widely used in the traditional medicine all over the word. Its folk medicinal uses include its antidiabetic profile. A study was designed to determine its hypoglycemic effect. mice used in experiment were fed with high-fat diet for two weeks before induction of Diabetes mellitus by injection of streptozocine (STZ). Animals treated with crude extract (100, 200 and 300 mg/kg) showed significant (p<0.05) hypoglycemic effect in comparison to control. This preliminary but significant study highlighted profound potential of Chenopodium ambrosioides to be investigated further for bioactive compounds responsible for antidiabetic effect.
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