ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF MEMECYLON MALABARICUM (MELASTOMATACEAE) LEAVES

Authors

  • M. Ramaiah Department of Phytochemistry & Pharmacognosy, AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003
  • K. Srikantha Rao Department of Phytochemistry & Pharmacognosy, AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003
  • B. Ganga Rao Department of Phytochemistry & Pharmacognosy, AU College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijpp.v2i1.160

Abstract

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 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 that the methanolic extract significantly decrease the raised blood glucose level, comparable to reference standard, gliclazide. The results of this study explicate justification of the use of this plant in the treatment of diabetes.

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Published

2012-03-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2012): Jan-Feb

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Research Articles

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ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF MEMECYLON MALABARICUM (MELASTOMATACEAE) LEAVES. Int J of Phytopharm [Internet]. 2012 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Mar. 15];2(1):pp. 9-12. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijpp/article/view/1130