Memecylon malabaricum cogn (Melastomataceae) is an indigenous medicinal plant used in ethno medicine for the treatment of bacterial infections, inflammation and skin diseases including herpes, chickenpox. It’s also a root ecbolic. The methanolic extract of Memecylon malabaricum leaves is subjected to antidiabetic activity using experimental model of alloxan induced diabetes. The results showed ...

There is an urgent medical need for orally effective drugs to replace insulin injections for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Vanadium complexes with insulin-mimetic activities have recently been proposed as candidates as new antidiabetic drugs. Following in vitro and in vivo studies on a group of bis(3-hydroxy-4-pyronato)oxovanadium(IV) (1) complexes with VO(O4) coordination mode, bis(allix...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic endocrine disease resulted from insulin secretory defect or insulin resistance and it is a leading cause of death around the world. The care of DM patients consumes a huge budget due to the high frequency of consultations and long hospitalizations, making DM a serious threat to both human health and global economies. Tea contains abundant polyphenols and caff...

Diabetes mellitus is a disease of worldwide significance and increasing prevalence. This places demand on researchers to find solution it through ethnomedicine. study investigated the toxicological, antioxidant, anti-diabetic property hyperlipidemic effect Uapaca togoensis stem bark extract in alloxan induced diabetic wistar rats. Thirty (30) albino rats were assigned into six groups (A-F) five...

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is the most common non-communicable disease in Philippines, characterized by increased blood glucose levels brought low insulin production or resistance. Chamaecostus cuspidatus a medicinal plant known for its glucose-lowering property. The controlled release of C. leaves must be achieved to maximize antidiabetic Leucaena leucocephala an endemic tree having seed ...

Objective: Adenanthera pavonina is a deciduous tree commonly used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments such as boils, epilepsy, blood disorders, seizures, inflammation, and rheumatism. However, the use of this plant extract lacks scientific validation its effectiveness. Materials Methods: This study aimed investigate vivo antidiabetic activity methanolic A. leaves alloxanized diabe...