Evaluation of antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic potential of Nelumbo nucifera seeds in diabetic rats

• Main Authors: Shahnaz, Khan, Hidayatullah, Ali, Farman, Shah, Afzal, Kamran, Farhat, Jahan, Sarwat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10296/1/12%20Shahnaz.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10296/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol45num10_2016/contentsVol45num10_2016.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The present study was aimed at evaluating antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic activity of nuciferin and norcoclaurine constituents of N. nucifera seeds, a well-known medicinal plant. The alloxan (100 mg/kg b.w) induced diabetic rats (200-250 g) were divided into seven groups (n = 6). Group I; n...