Table 2.

Effect of methanol bulb extract of Gladiolus psittacinus on blood glucose level of alloxan- induced diabetic rats.

Gladiolus psittacinus extract.	Blood glucose level (mg/dl).
Time (minutes).	0	30	60	90	120	180
Group 1 extract (1g/kg)	145.0 ±6.816	123.0 ± 2.225	124.6 ± 1.472	119.0 ± 1.608	119.3 ±4.816	116.3 ±0.117
		(61.3 %)*	(78.9 %)*	(69.6 %)*	(70.2 %)*	(75.6 %)*
Group 2 Glibenclamide (5mg/kg)	220.1 ±0.254	187.6 ± 0.112 (61.7%)*	175.4 ±0.005 (60.4%)	131.5 ±0.071 (69.5%)*	126.9 ±0.319 (69.7%)*	120.5±0.215 (70.2%)*
Group 3 Diabetic untreated (Control).	300.0± 3.360	489.3± 0.992	443.3 ± 1.216	431.0± 0.627	418.2 ± 0.008	404.7± 0.581
Group 4 Normal (non-diabetic)	88.0 ± 0.246	91.3± 0.275	92.2 ±0.134	87.0 ± 0.103	89.1 ± 0.531	90.1± 0.240

Values are Mean ± SEM; P<0.05; n = 5; Figures in parenthesis = % decrease,* Significant difference in glucose level when compared with control diabetic untreated values (P<0.05).