Table 1. Effect on fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) of the treatment with hydroalcoholic extract of Bauhinia holophylla leaves (400 mg/kg b.w.), flavonoid fraction (FF50) 50 mg/kg b.w. and (FF100) 100 mg/kg b.w., polar fraction (PF50) 50 mg/kg b.w. and (PF100) 100 mg/kg b.w.

	CTLSAL	STZSAL	EXTRACT	FF50	FF100	PF50	PF100	STZMET
DAY1	111.2 ± 8.3a	401.3 ± 30.9b	410.5 ± 30.9b	401.0 ± 20.9b	399.9 ± 20.9b	415.0 ± 29.3b	420.7 ± 23.1b	441.8 ± 42.9b
DAY7	127.1 ± 9.4a	493.2 ± 36.3b	287.3 ± 35.7c	462.9 ± 25.5b	408.2 ± 26.4b	425.0 ± 28.4b	400.1 ± 25.0b	442.2 ± 32.1b

Results expressed as means ± SEM. Different letters indicate significant differences (ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post-test, n = 8, p < 0.05).