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. 2006 Sep;21(2):123–128. doi: 10.1007/BF02912926

Antidiabetic effect ofT. arjuna bark extract in alloxan induced diabetic rats

B Ragavan 1,✉, S Krishnakumari 2
PMCID: PMC3453977  PMID: 23105628

Abstract

The present study was carried out to evaluate the antidiabetic effect of T. arjuna stembark extract and to study the activities of hexokinase, aldolase and phosphoglucoisomerase, and gluconeogenic enzymes such as glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose-1,6-diphosphatase in liver and kidney of normal and alloxan induced diabetic rats. Oral administration of ethanolic extract of bark (250 and 500mg/kg body weight) for 30 days, resulted in significant decrease of blood glucose from 302.67±22.35 to 82.50±04.72 and in a decrease in the activities of glucose-6-phosphatase, fructose-1,6-disphosphatase, aldolase and an increase in the activity of phosphoglucoisomerase and hexokinase in tissues. However, in the case of 250 mg/kg body weight of extract, less activity was observed. The study clearly shows that the bark extract ofT. arjuna possesses potent antidiabetic activity.

Key Words: Terminalia arjuna, gluconeogenic, alloxan, aldolase, antidiabetic

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