Hypoglycaemic effect of Artemisia herba alba. II. Effect of a valuable extract on some blood parameters in diabetic animals.

Abstract

Artemisia herba alba is widely used in Iraqi folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. However, very few scientific and medical studies were carried out to assess the efficacy and toxicity of A. herba alba. In this study feeding diabetic rats and rabbits with 0.39 g/kg body weight of the aqueous extract of the aerial parts of the plant for 2-4 weeks shows a significant reduction in blood glucose level, prevents elevation of glycosylated haemoglobin level and possesses a hypoliposis effect, in addition to the protection against body weight loss of diabetic animals.

• Authors: L al-Shamaony, S M al-Khazraji, H A Twaij
• Journal: Journal of ethnopharmacology (J Ethnopharmacol) Vol. 43 Issue 3 Pg. 167-71 (Jul 22 1994) ISSN: 0378-8741 [Print] Ireland
• PMID: 7990489 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Glycated Hemoglobin A
• Hypoglycemic Agents
• Lipids
• Plant Extracts
• Alloxan

Topics

• Alloxan
• Animals
• Body Weight (drug effects)
• Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental (blood)
• Glycated Hemoglobin (analysis)
• Hypoglycemic Agents (pharmacology)
• Iraq
• Lipids (blood)
• Male
• Medicine, Traditional
• Plant Extracts (pharmacology)
• Plants, Medicinal
• Rabbits
• Rats
• Rats, Wistar