Table 2.
Effect of orally administered CSHE and CSBE on blood glucose levels (mg/dl) of normal rats.
| Time (hr) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 216 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | |||||||
| Gliben. 1 | 98±14 | 77±23 | 64±10* | 65±11* | 61±8* | 71±12 | 60±7* |
| Neg. Ctrl. | 86±16 | 89±13 | 88±14 | 90±11 | 86±16 | 82±20 | 87±17 |
| CSHE 0.2 | 79±23 | 86±28 | 91±26 | 86±21 | 85±17 | 79±20 | 76±20 |
| CSHE 0.4 | 88±6 | 97±13 | 100±14 | 98±15 | 99±11 | 89±15 | 84±4 |
| CSHE 0.8 | 75±14 | 96±11 | 94±12 | 94±13 | 95±22 | 71±14 | 70±6 |
| CSBE 0.2 | 78±20 | 81±15 | 79±10 | 86±16 | 87±12 | 78± 22 | 76±15 |
| CSBE 0.4 | 80±18 | 87±10 | 82±12 | 82±7 | 82±8 | 75±13 | 80±14 |
| CSBE 0.8 | 76±24 | 88±21 | 84±18 | 82±17 | 78±17 | 78±20 | 79±10 |
Data has been shown as mean±SD. n= 6; * P< 0.05 denotes significant difference compared to negative control (Neg. Ctrl.). One-way ANOVA followed by post hoc Bonferroni test, CSHE: Cucumis sativus hydroalcoholic extract (g/kg), CSBE: Cucumis sativus buthanolic extract (g/kg), Gliben.: Glibenclamide (3 mg/kg).