Table 1.

Amylase inhibiting activity of C. officinalis extract and fractions.

Sample	IC50 (μg mL−1)
Ethanolic extract	38.02 ± 1.29
CHCl3 fraction	>100
EtAc fraction	24.52 ± 0.88
BuOH fraction	72.60 ± 2.61
Acarbosea	9.54 ± 0.32

Values are expressed as mean ± SD obtained from 5 independent experiments.

^aReference compounds.