ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY OF HEART WOOD OF PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM ROXB. IN ALLOXAN INDUCED DIABETIC RATS

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is most common disease which is leading cause of morbidity and mortality among Indian population. Pterocarpus marsupium is a medicinal plant used in ayurvedic medicine system to control blood sugar. The aim of this study was to determine antidiabetic effect of mixture of ethanolic extract of heartwood of Pterocarpus marsupium. To evaluate antidiabetic activity, extract was administered in experimental mice and significant decrease in blood glucose level was shown on 7th day. Histopathology was also studied. Thus from present study it can be concluded that pterocarpus marsupium extract has antidiabetic activity in alloxan induced diabetic rat.