Table 1.

Alpha-amylase inhibition assay of methanolic extract of A. spinosus (MEAS).

Sample	Concentration (μg/ml)	% inhibition	IC50 (μg/ml)
Acarbose	0.1	31.53 ± 0.14	0.312
	0.5	72.49 ± 0.09
	1.0	82.92 ± 0.12
MEAS	10	38.02 ± 0.1	46.02
	50	55.9 ± 0.11
	100	63.14 ± 0.1

The data are expressed in mean ± S.E.M. n = 3 in each group 0.