Open AccessAntidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic effects of ethanolic extract of leaves of Punica granatum in alloxan-induced non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus albino rats
Author(s) -
Swarnamoni Das,
Sarajita Barman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.93853
Subject(s) - alloxan , punica , glibenclamide , diabetes mellitus , glycogen , saline , medicine , traditional medicine , blood lipids , insulin , group b , intraperitoneal injection , endocrinology , cholesterol , chemistry
Punica granatum L., (Family: Punicaceae) is used in Indian Unani medicine for treatment of diabetes mellitus. Therefore, the present study was done to evaluate the antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic effects of ethanolic extract of leaves of P. granatum in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.