Safety and Hypoglycaemic Properties of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Ocimum Gratissimum in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats.

ADELAIYE, Alexander

dc.contributor.author	ADELAIYE, Alexander
dc.date.accessioned	2024-06-14T13:37:29Z
dc.date.available	2024-06-14T13:37:29Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.citation	Egesie, U. G., Adelaiye, A. B., Ibu, J. O., & Egesie, O. J. (2006). Safety and hypoglycaemic properties of aqueous leaf extract of Ocimum gratissimum in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences, 21(1-2)	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	The claim by Nigerian traditional herbal medicine practitioners that Ocimum gratissimum leaves have antidiabetic properties was investigated. Diabetes mellitus was induced with streptozotocin and graded doses of the aqueous leaf extract were administered orally to the experimentally diabetic rats for 28 days. Administration of the aqueous leaf extract caused a statistically significant reduction in plasma glucose level in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. The extract appeared nontoxic as evidenced by normal serum levels of AST, ALT, ALP, TPT, ALB and bilirubin. These data appear to agree with claimed hypoglycaemic effects of Ocimum gratissimum	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Volume 21;No 1-2
dc.subject	Ocimum gratissimum	en_US
dc.subject	Diabetes mellitus	en_US
dc.subject	Hypoglycaemia	en_US
dc.subject	Liver enzymes	en_US
dc.title	Safety and Hypoglycaemic Properties of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Ocimum Gratissimum in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US