Biochemical Studies on the Curative Efficacy of Diabetes Mellitus with A Herbal Plant – Coccinia Indica (Review)

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Coccinia indica [Ivygourd] has its place in indigenous system of medicine (Chittendon, 1992) contains pectinsugar, mucilage, coumarins, sulfur compounds, inorganic ions , flavonoids (Banergi et al., 1988) and pectin, reducing sugars, amino acids as alanine, valine etc, The aqueous and ethanolic extract of Coccinia indica enhances the ability of glucose utilization in the body may be directly stimulating of glucose uptake or enhancing the glycogensynthetase activity or mediating insulin – like effects. Blood glucose concentrations were significantly reduced in Coccinia indica treated diabetic animals as compared to untreated diabetic rats.

Diabetes mellitus; Coccinia indica