Table 2.

Effect of ethanolic extract of M. champaca in fasted normal rats

Treatments	Dose mg/kg	Blood glucose concentration (mg/dl)
		0th h	1/2 h	1 h	2 h	3 h
Normal control	--	84.40 ± 2.32	83.00 ± 1.80	81.80 ± 2.42	82.20 ± 1.70	80.20 ± 2.38
Glibenclamide	5	82.00 ± 2.15	45.20 ± 3.86**	36.60 ± 1.43**	33.20 ± 1.39**	35.00 ± 3.16**
MC-E	200	86.20 ± 2.44	83.00 ± 2.10	82.40 ± 2.58	84.40 ± 2.58	83.40 ± 2.66
	400	84.20 ± 3.10	82.60 ± 3.18	83.40 ± 2.55	82.40 ± 2.40	80.80 ± 3.01

Each value represents the mean ± S.E.M. of five observations.

^**P<0.01 vs control, MC - Michelia champaca, E - Ethanol