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PJB-2003-94
HYPOGLYCEMIC ACTIVITY OF HEDERA HELIX L. LEAVES AND THE POSSIBLE MECHANISM OF ACTION
Abstract
The present study showed that both the aqueous and methanolic extracts of Hedera helix L. were hypoglycemic, reducing the blood glucose level in both the normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rabbits to significant levels. Trace element analysis of the leaves showed that Hedera helix L. leaves contain the "hypoglycemic trace elements" (Chromium, Manganese & Zinc) in sufficiently large amounts and these have played the main role in reducing the blood glucose level.
