Effect of Butea monosperma (Lamk.)Taub. (Palas papra) fruit on blood glucose and lipid profiles of normal and diabetic human volunteers

摘要

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of?Butea monosperma(Lamk.)Taub on blood glucose and lipid profiles in normal and diabetic human volunteers. This study indicated a significant decrease (P < 0.05) in 2 h post- prandial blood glucose (mg/dl) on 21st day in the diabetic subgroups treated with 2 g (194.2 ± 27.01 vs. 172.2 ± 20.37) and 3 g (203.0 ± 19.49 vs. 165.7 ± 48.83) of powdered?B. monosperma?(Lamk.)Taub. A significant decrease in total cholesterol (mg/dl) was observed in normal (179.75 ± 4.42 vs. 131.25 ± 8.5) and diabetic (219.2 ± 13.97 vs. 143.7 ± 12.93) subgroups on day 21st post treatment. Both normal (560.2 ± 13.14 vs. 393.7 ± 8.38 mg/dl) and diabetic groups (594.7 ± 8.60 vs. 431.2 ± 17.97 mg/dl) exhibited a significant decrease in total lipids on day 21st. This study indicates that?B. monosperma?(Lamk.)Taub?might possess important hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic properties.