2006•African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative MedicinesOpen access

Antidiabetic activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Croton zambesicus Muell.(thunder plant) in alloxan diabetic rats

JE Okokon, Augustine Bassey, Jackson Obot

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Antidiabetic activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Croton zambesicus Muell. Arg. was evaluated using alloxan-induced (150mg/kg) hyperglycaemic rats. The activity of the ethanolic leaf extract was compared with that of a reference drug Chlorpropamide. The Blood Glucose Levels were measured using glucometer. The extract produced a significant (P

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Key concepts: Alloxan, Traditional medicine, Chlorpropamide, Croton, Chemistry, Diabetes mellitus, Medicine, Endocrinology