Hypoglycemic and antidiabetic activities of Gynura procumbens extract

• Main Authors: Mohd. Bohari, Siti Pauliena, Hamid, Muhajir, Shaari, Khozirah, Lajis, Nordin, Begum, Rokeya, Ali, Liaquat, J. M., Abdul Hannan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/931/1/ANRAP_02.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/931/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The Malaysian herb,Gynura procumbens (also locally known as ‘sambung nyawa’) was extracted with methanol and partitioned into ethyl acetate, hexane and butanol fractions in order to investigate its hypoglycemic and antidiabetic activities. Methanolic extract of this plant showed considerably good ef...