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ABSTRACT Folklore medicine has it that some mistletoes are used in the management of diabetes in Nupeland. The aqueous and ethylacetate extracts of two mistletoe plants, Globimetula braunii and Globimetula oreophila were investigated for hypoglycaemic effects in diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced intraperitoneally in rat with 100mg/kg body weight (b.w) of alloxan and rats with blood glucose >135 mg/kg b.w were considered diabetic. The design consisted of twenty one (21) ...

  CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW BACKGROUND OF STUDY Plants are important in our everyday existence. They provide our foods, produce the oxygen we breathe, and serve as raw materials for many industrial products such as clothes, foot wears and so many others. Plants also provide raw materials for our buildings and in the manufacture of biofuels, dyes, perfumes, pesticides and drugs. Historically, plants have always provided a source ...

ABSTRACT Globally, the estimated incidence of diabetes and projection for the year 2030 as given by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is 350 million. Kigelia africana is highly used for ethno medicinal purposes although there is paucity of scientific information on its use. This work was therefore, aimed at evaluating the anti-diabetic and antioxidative potential of the plant. Ethanol, methanol and n- hexane extracts of the leaves of Kigelia Africana were used for the ...

ABSTRACT The high prevalence, complications and cost of conventional drugs in the management diabetes necessitated the search for alternative treatment. As a result, this study seeks to evaluate the composition, anti-diabetic potential toxicity and tissue-protective effects of both the water and methanolic extracts of Persea americana (avocado pear) seed on alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats were investigated. This study was conceived and designed based on information on the local use of ...