Fig. 1

Effect of Euphorbia helioscopia on insulin, glucagon, glucose and C-peptide. Data are expressed as means ± standard errors of a total of 8 samples for each group. Bars with different letters are significantly different (P ≤ 0.05). NC, negative control group; PC, positive control group (Diabetic rats without any treatment); SC (Standard control group (Diabetic rats treated with metformin at 1 mg/kg body weight via oral lavage); EH1, Treatment group-I (Diabetic rats given methanolic extract of Euphorbia helioscopia at dose of 200 mg/Kg BW via oral lavage); EH2, Treatment group-II (Diabetic rats given methanolic extract of Euphorbia helioscopia at dose of 400 mg/Kg BW via oral lavage)