Anti-hyperglycaemic activity of swietenia macrophylla king (meliaceae) seed extracts in normoglycaemic rats undergoing glucose tolerance tests

Hashim MA; Yam MF; Hor SY; Lim CP; Asmawi MZ; Sadikun A

doi:10.1186/1749-8546-8-11

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Anti-hyperglycaemic activity of swietenia macrophylla king (meliaceae) seed extracts in normoglycaemic rats undergoing glucose tolerance tests

Hashim MA ¹ , Yam MF , Hor SY , Lim CP , Asmawi MZ , Sadikun A

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¹ School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. [email protected]

Chin Med, 2013;8(1):11.

PMID: 23684219 DOI: 10.1186/1749-8546-8-11

Abstract

Swietenia macrophylla King (Meliaceae) is used to treat diabetes mellitus in Malaysia. This study aims to evaluate the anti-hyperglycaemic potential of petroleum ether (PE), chloroform (CE) and methanol (ME) extracts of S. macrophylla seeds, in normoglycaemic and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats.

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