Table 4.

Antihyperglycemic activity of aqueous leaf extract of Rubus erlangeri on weekly fasting blood glucose level in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice.

Groups	Weekly FBG level (mg/dl)
	Initial	1st	2nd	3rd
NOC	96.40 ± 0.67	97.80 ± 0.97	97.60 ± 0.51	96.80 ± 0.86
NC	357.00 ± 23.01 Ac	374.00 ± 27.72 Ac	393.60 ± 29.61 Ac	394.80 ± 26.19 Ac
GL5	323.60 ± 45.47 Ac	223.00 ± 42.09 Aa	158.20 ± 28.31 Bc	86.40 ± 5.99 Bc
RELE100	320.40 ± 25.80Ac	312.60 ± 54.41A1	232.40 ± 40.26 AaBb	205.20 ± 31.47 AcBc
RELE200	307.60 ± 33.26Ac	288.00 ± 35.25Aa	197.00 ± 21.86 Bc	188.00 ± 20.40 Bc
RELE400	315.00 ± 35.12Ac	256.60 ± 29.49 Aa	197.20 ± 22.69 Bc	179.60 ± 15.14Bc

Each value represents mean ± S.E.M; n = 6; Analysis was performed by one way ANOVA; ^Acompared to normal control; ^Bcompared to negative control; number followed by RELE and GL indicates dose in mg/kg; ^ap < 0.05; ^bp < 0.01; ^cp < 0.001.

Abbreviations: NOC, normal control; NC, negative control; GL, glibenclamide; RELE, Rubus erlangeri leaf extract.