INVESTIGATION OF ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY AND ISOLATION OF COMPONENT FROM ETHANOL EXTRACT OF PROSOPIS STAPHANIANA
*Channapura Halappa Chandrashekhar, Kotehal Parameshwarappa Latha, Hosadu Manjappa Vagdevi
ABSTRACT
Background: The different parts of the Prosopis were being used in Ayurveda for curing various diseases. e.g. leaf for skin-bites and scorpion stings and bark for leprosy, dysentery and rheumatism. Very less research has been done on the plant Prosopis staphaniana and no publication has been found on antidiabetic activity. Objectives: This work is therefore contemplated to investigate Prosopis staphaniana for antidiabetic activity by alloxan induced diabetic model by using albino rats (Wistar strain) and insulin as standard. Methodology: The bark of the plant were washed and air-dried to get a constant weight, cut into small pieces and pulverized to powder using pestle and mortar to get a powder The ethanol extract was subjected column chromatography obtained fractions were treated for antidiabetic activity. Results: Significant (Sig. P
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