Evaluation of Antidiabetic Effects kleinia Squarrosa on Alloxanized Diabetic Mice

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dc.contributor.authorNgugi, Mathew Piero
dc.contributor.authorNjagi, Joan Murugi
dc.contributor.authorKibiti, Cromwell Mwiti
dc.contributor.authorNgeranwa, J.J.N.
dc.contributor.authorMjagi, Eliud Nyaga Mwaniki
dc.contributor.authorMbiti, Wilson Njue
dc.contributor.authorMaina, David
dc.contributor.authorGathumbi, Peter Karuri
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-23T15:19:57Z
dc.date.available2013-09-23T15:19:57Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractDiabetes mellitus is a disease of antiquity with a worrying global prevalence and incidence. It is conventionally managed by insulin and use of oral hypoglycemic drugs besides exercise, diet and physical intervention therapies. Use of insulin and oral hypo and have numerous adverse effects. Medicinal plants have for long been used for treatment of many disease including management of diabetes mellitus. They habour the pros of affordability and ac was designed to bioscreen aqueous stem bark extracts of potential. The three tested dose levels (50, 100, and 150mg/kg body weight) lowered blood glucose levels significantly. This study has established that the aqueous stem bark extract of effects and can justifiably be used for management of diabetes mellitus. Key words: Kleinia squarrosa, stem bark extract, antidiabetic activity, medicinal plants, diabetes mellitus.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAsian Journal of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Research Issue 2 (Vol. 2en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-2560
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/7333
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAsian Journal of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Researchen_US
dc.subjectKleinia squarrosaen_US
dc.subjectstem bark extracten_US
dc.subjectantidiabetic activityen_US
dc.subjectmedicinal plantsen_US
dc.subjectdiabetes mellitusen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of Antidiabetic Effects kleinia Squarrosa on Alloxanized Diabetic Miceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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