Phytochemical Screening, Physicochemical Properties, Acute Toxicity Testing and Screening of Hypoglycaemic Activity of Extracts of Eremurus himalaicus Baker in Normoglycaemic Wistar Strain Albino Rats

• Published in: BioMed research international Vol. 2014; no. 2014; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Mushtaq, Ahlam, Akbar, Seema, Zargar, Mohammad A., Wali, Adil F., Malik, Akhtar H., Dar, Mohammad Younis, Hamid, Rabia, Ganai, Bashir A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2014; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Animals; Biodiversity; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Chemical Phenomena; Diabetes; Glucose; Glucose Tolerance Test; Herbal medicine; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemic Agents - pharmacology; Insulin; Magnoliopsida - chemistry; Male; Materia medica, Vegetable; Medicine; Phytochemicals - analysis; Plant extracts; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant sciences; Rats, Wistar; Studies; Taxonomy; Toxicity Tests, Acute; India

In the present study EtOAc, MeOH, and aqueous extracts of Eremurus himalaicus were evaluated for hypoglycaemic effect in normal rats using both oral glucose tolerance test and 14-day oral administration study. Phytochemical and physicochemical screening was also done. In oral glucose tolerance test...