Antidiabetic Activity And Toxicity Study Of Orthosiphon Stamineus Benth Ethanolic Extracts

Mohamed, Elsnoussi Ali Hussin (2012) Antidiabetic Activity And Toxicity Study Of Orthosiphon Stamineus Benth Ethanolic Extracts. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Abstract

Orthosiphon stamineus is a popular folk medicine used for the treatment of many diseases including diabetes mellitus. This study was under taken to investigate the antidiabetic activity, mechanism of actions and toxicity study of standardized O. stamineus leaves extract. Leaves of O. stamineus were extracted with 95%, 75%, 50%, and 25% (ethanol : water) v/v respectively. Only the 50% ethanolic extract (1,000 mg/kg), reduced the blood glucose level of rats loaded subcutaneously with 200 mg/kg glucose.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica > RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
Divisions:	Pusat Pengajian Sains Farmasi (School of Pharmacy) > Thesis
Depositing User:	ASM Ab Shukor Mustapa
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2018 07:56
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2019 05:26
URI:	http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/42616

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