BACKGROUND
Xanthium indicum stem is used in folk medicine of Bangladesh to control sugar in diabetic patients and to alleviate pain. The objective of the study was to evaluate antihyperglycemic and antinociceptive activity of methanolic extract of Xanthium indicum stems (XISE) in mice.
METHODS
Antihyperglycemic activity was measured by oral glucose tolerance tests in glucose-loaded Swiss albi...
