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Oral Hypoglycaemic Activity of Three Ayurvedic Drug Formulations Marketed in Sri Lanka for Diabetes

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dc.contributor.author Jayasinghe, Lakmal N.
dc.contributor.author Gunasekera, Maya B.
dc.contributor.author Goonesekere, Nalin C.W.
dc.contributor.author Ratnasooriya, W.D.
dc.date.accessioned 2013-04-05T04:21:00Z
dc.date.available 2013-04-05T04:21:00Z
dc.date.issued 2000
dc.identifier.citation Jayasinghe, L.N., Gunasekera, M.B., Goonesekere, N.C.W., & Ratnasooriya, W.D. (2000). Oral Hypoglycaemic Activity of Three Ayurvedic Drug Formulations Marketed in Sri Lanka for Diabetes. Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 9, 15-23. en-US
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/982
dc.description.abstract Most Ayurvedic drug formulations marketed in Sri Lanka for the treatment of diabetes mellitus have not been scientifically evaluated and their therapeutic efficacy remains unknown. The effect of three such formulations, 'Madurneha Harani' syrup, 'Dilini Madumeha Suwaya' syrup, and 'B Kapu' tablet, on the fasting blood glucose levels of rats, was investigated. The efficacy of these preparations was evaluated by comparing with a reference hypoglycaemic drug, tolbutamide. The serum glucose level of both 'control' and 'treated' rats was determined by the glucose hexokinase UV procedure, immediately prior to dose administration, and hourly intervals, for 4 h post administration. A significant (P<0.05) reduction in the fasting blood glucose level of rats was observed in the first 3 h post administration for 'Madumeha Harani', and during the last 3 h, for 'Dilini Madumeha Suwaya'. Madumeha Harani' and' Dilini Madumeha Suwaya' syrups exhibited 49.9% and 57.6% of oral hypoglycaemic activity of tolbutamide, respectively, and thus merit further investigation on their mode of action. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Diabetes en_US
dc.subject Hypoglycaemic activity en_US
dc.subject Ayurveda en_US
dc.subject Madumeha en_US
dc.subject B-Kapu en_US
dc.subject Tolbutamide en_US
dc.subject Fasting blood glucose en_US
dc.title Oral Hypoglycaemic Activity of Three Ayurvedic Drug Formulations Marketed in Sri Lanka for Diabetes en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.date.published 2000


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