Hypoglycemic effect of Moringa oleifera (moringa) compared with Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon) on Rattus norvegicus with induced diabetes mellitus

• Published in: Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud pública Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 478 - 484
• Main Authors: Vargas-Tineo, Otto W, Segura-Muñoz, Dina M, Becerra-Gutiérrez, Lizzie K, Amado-Tineo, José P, Silva-Díaz, Heber
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish; English
• Published: Peru Instituto Nacional de Salud 02.12.2020
• Subjects: aloxano; Animals; Asteraceae; diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental - drug therapy; hipoglicemiante; Hypoglycemic Agents; Male; Moringa oleifera; moringa oleífera; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; ratas; Rats
• ISSN: 1726-4634; 1726-4642
• DOI: 10.17843/rpmesp.2020.373.5275

To compare the hypoglycemic effect of the aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera (moringa), Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon) and metformin on Rattus norvegicus, albino variety, with induced diabetes mellitus. Preclinical, experimental, controlled and randomized study. Diabetes was induced intraperitoneally with a dose of alloxan at 130 mg/kg. A total of 24 male Rattus norvegicus, albino variety, Holfzman strain (6 per group) were used. They were divided as follows: control group (no treatment), metformin group (14 mg/kg), M. oleifera group (200 mg/kg), and S. sonchifolius group (140 mg/kg), treatments were administered via orogastric tube for 15 days. Glycemia levels were determined using an Accu-Chek® Instant electronic glycometer (Roche). Decreased glycemia was observed in the treatment groups: M. oleifera (p = 0.009), S. sonchifolius (p = 0.002) and metformin (p = 0.002), by 313 mg/dL, 281.5 mg/dL and 415 mg/dL, respectively. When comparing glycemia in the treated and control groups, no difference was observed (P > 0.05) at 24 hours and four days of treatment; while at the eighth (P < 0.05) and fifteenth day (P < 0.01) the treated groups had lower glycemia than the control group, but it was similar among them. The aqueous extract of S. sonchifolius, M. oleifera, and metformin presented similar hypoglycemic effect in experimental rats with induced diabetes.