Mechanism of antidiabetic effects of Plicosepalus Acaciae flower in streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic rats, as complementary and alternative therapy

Table 6 Effect of PA flower ethanolic extracts on an FBG level in diabetic rats

Groups/Treatment/Dose (n = 10)	Effect on FBG (mg/dl) during treatment period (in days)
Groups/Treatment/Dose (n = 10)	Baseline	0	5	10	15
Normal Control/1 ml/kg	90.10 ± 0.56	89.10 ± 0.64	87.50 ± 0.63	88.6 ± 0.56	86.50 ± 0.92
Diabetic Control/1 ml/kg	89.10 ± 0.64^a	307.3 ± 2.56^***	303.9 ± 2.45^***	304.3 ± 2.20^***	302 ± 1.88^***
Diabetic-PA/150 mg/kg	87.5 ± 0.5^{***, b}	306.1 ± 1.28^{***, b}	281.3 ± 1.17^{***, ###}	251.4 ± 1.22^***,###	214.7 ± 3.01^***,###
Diabetic-PA/300 mg/kg	89.10 ± 0.45^a,b	289.9 ± 1.02^***,###	264.4 ± 1.14^***,###	229.5 ± 1.08^***,###	160 ± 1.61^***,###
Diabetic-Met/150 mg/kg	91.3 ± 0.65^{a, ##}	279.6 ± 0.96^***,###	239.9 ± 0.97^***,###	189.7 ± 0,93^***,###	148.6 ± 1.05^***,###

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 10. ∗∗∗ p < 0.001 significant vs. Normal Control. ## p < 0.01, ### p < 0.001 significant vs. Diabetic Control, a; non-significant vs. Normal Control, b; non-significant vs. Diabetic Control. FBG Fasting blood glucose; PA Plicosepalus Acacia; Met Metformin

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