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Hypoglycemic effect of Bauhinia cheilandra in rats.

Almeida ER, Guedes MC, Albuquerque JF, Xavier H

Laboratório de Farmacologia do Departamento de Antibiótico, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco CEP 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil. ealmeida@ufpe.br

The extract of the methanolic leaves of Bauhinia cheilandra (BC) was tested on glucose loaded and alloxan-induced diabetic rats. In both tests, the methanolic extract at doses of 300, 600, and 900 mg/kg, has shown a statistically significant and considerable hypoglycemic activity.

Published 5 June 2006 in Fitoterapia, 77(4): 276-8.
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