Table 3.
Percentage reduction in blood glucose of hyperglycemic rats, treated with MrFDE once and monitored for 6 h.
| Mean reduction in blood glucose (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 h | 3 h | 6 h | |
| Dist. Water (5 ml/kg) | 12.95 ± 2.22 | 8.95 ± 0.58a | 3.94 ± 0.37a |
| Glibenclamide (2 mg/kg) | 49.39 ± 3.60 | 70.08 ± 3.67b | 70.08 ± 2.33b |
| Extract (100 mg/kg) | 19.29 ± 1.78 | 46.28 ± 1.96b | 42.56 ± 2.24b |
| Extract (200 mg/kg) | 12.22 ± 0.68 | 14.44 ± 1.67a | 36.67 ± 1.87b |
| Extract (400 mg/kg) | 23.44 ± 2.33 | 44.67 ± 2.50b | 71.18 ± 1.97b |
Values down the column with different superscripts vary significantly (p < 0.05.