Table 1 Effects of Hexane, ethylacetate, methanol and aqueous extracts of Piper longum root on FBG levels
Group | Blood glucose (mg/dl) at different hours after the treatment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 hr | 1 hr | 2 hr | 3 hr | 4 hr | 5 hr | 6 hr | |
1 | 87.1 ± 3.0 | 80.6 ± 6.9 | 83.6 ± 4.4 | 84.8 ± 3.7 | 88.3 ± 5.6 | 88.1 ± 6.5 | 88.1 ± 7.9 |
2 | 308.1 ± 35.2†| 307.8 ± 17.6 | 352.5 ± 11.3 | 346 ± 35.87 | 311.3 ± 29.8 | 3255.8 ± 22.5 | 355.8 ± 28.2 |
3 | 348 ± 34.3†| 336.6 ± 42.3 | 325.1 ± 47.5 | 324.8 ± 33.5 | 342.1 ± 42.9 | 330.5 ± 32.3 | 346.8 ± 36.3 |
4 | 314 ± 19.8†| 309.1 ± 22.8 | 300.8 ± 40.4 | 295.1 ± 39 | 293.1 ± 33.5 | 307 ± 39.6 | 292.8 ± 10 |
5 | 311.1 ± 15.3†| 276.3 ± 22.8 | 260.5 ± 13* | 255.1 ± 19.6* | 237.1 ± 14.9** | 229.3 ± 29.5** (26%) | 209.3 ± 9.3** (30%) |
6 | 348.8 ± 17†| 275.3 ± 31* | 214.6 ± 24** | 153.8 ± 23** | 113.6 ± 20** (67%) | 94.6 ± 12.2** (72%) | 85.5 ± 13.5** (75%) |