Department of Zoology, L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga, India
Review Article
Hypoglycemic Effects of Turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn.) on Bio-chemical Profile in Alloxan Monohydrate Induced Type-1 Diabetes in Albino Rats
Author(s): Kumari Shachi and Sanjeev Kumar*
From time immemorial therapeutic potential of Curcuma longa is known. In present study an effort has been made to assess the hypoglycemic, anticholesterolmic, anti-ureatic, anti-creatinic and Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) activity of Curcuma longa juice in alloxan monohydrate induced experimental animal model. Rats were acclimatized for 7 days in lab temperature. All animals were given standard water and pellet diet. Diabetes was induced in rats with the help of alloxan monohydrate (130 mg/kg body weight). After alloxan monohydrate injection rats were separated and treatment started with Curcuma longa juice and insulin. A marked rise in fasting blood glucose, serum cholesterol, serum creatinine, serum urea level were observed in diabetic control rats when compared to normal control rats. Anti- hyperglycemic, anti-cholesterolmic, anti-creatinic, anti-ureatic activity observed in C.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-6156.21.12.864
