Table 4.

Antidiabetic effects of hydroalcoholic leaves extract of I. spicata on blood glucose levels in alloxan induced diabetic mice

Group	Blood glucose level(mg/dl)
	0 h	2 h	4 h	6 h	8 h
2 % TW-80	345.33 ± 29.73	359.67 ± 34.40	405.67 ± 32.48	379.67 ± 21.36	376.00 ± 22.65
5 mg/kg GC	356.50 ± 25.58	246.33 ± 24.15©, *	186.50 ± 19.27©©, **	169.50 ± 13.19©©, **	166.00 ± 10.43©©, **
100 mg/kg ISP	356.17 ± 22.12	296.00 ± 23.33	229.67 ± 29.04©©, *	223.17 ± 27.91©©, *	196.33 ± 20.74©©, **
200 mg/kg ISP	331.67 ± 28.39	256.50 ± 28.44	217.50 ± 24.54©©, *	200.33 ± 18.78©©, *	180.00 ± 14.43©©, **
400 mg/kg ISP	373.17 ± 26.97	284.33 ± 22.49*	237.33 ± 20.33©©, **	181.50 ± 7.85©©, **	179.33 ± 9.95©©, **

Values are mean ± S.E, n = 6. ISP = Indigofera spicata. GC = glibeneclamide. TW-80 = tween-80. * = Intra-group comparison with fasting blood glucose level (t = 0 h) with p < 0.05 and ** for p < 0.001. © = comparison with the negative controls for p < 0.05 and ©© for p < 0.001