Effects of Gymnema lactiferum Leaf on Serum Glucose and Cholesterol Levels of Normo-glycaemic Wistar Rats

dc.contributor.author	Bandara, W.V.R.T.D.G.
dc.contributor.author	Ekanayake, S.
dc.contributor.author	Jansz, E.R.
dc.contributor.author	Balasubramanium, K.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-04-24T03:35:28Z
dc.date.available	2013-04-24T03:35:28Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.citation	Bandara, W.V.R.T.D.G., Ekanayake, S., Jansz, E.R., & Balasubramanium, K. (2010). Effects of Gymnema lactiferum Leaf on Serum Glucose and Cholesterol Levels of Normo-glycaemic Wistar Rats. Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 15(1&2), 1-6.	en-US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1009
dc.description.abstract	Gymnema lactiferum var. lactiferum is a twining plant which belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae (milk weed family). This plant is distributed in many South Asian countries including, Assam, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. It is reported that G. lactiferum leaf powder is used popularly by the people in Jaffna, as a treatment for diabetes. The present study indicates that the leaf powder does not result in a significant reduction of FBS (p=O.64) or serum total cholesterol Levels (p=0.49) when tested with normo-gLycaemic Wistar rats following feeding for 4 weeks. Further the leaf extract did not produce any significant effect on blood glucose levels on the glucose challenge (p=O.26) in the normo-glycaemic Wistar rats.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Gymnema lactiferum var	en_US
dc.subject	Lactiferum	en_US
dc.subject	Normo-glycaemic rats	en_US
dc.subject	Blood glucose	en_US
dc.subject	Cholesterol	en_US
dc.title	Effects of Gymnema lactiferum Leaf on Serum Glucose and Cholesterol Levels of Normo-glycaemic Wistar Rats	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.date.published	2010