Some physiological effects of a number of plant extracts in experimental diabetes rabbits

Abstract

This study was designed to examine the effect of aqueous extracts Q$ Cymbopogon citratus Cardaria draba leaves and Artemisia scoparia leaves and seeds on the levels of glucose, cholesterol, triglycrides, total protein and urea in Alloxan-induced diabetic local rabbits, and The results were compared with the effect of Insulin. The effect of the aqueous extracts have been also tested on some blood parameters by measuring the number of Red Blood Corpuscles, White Blood Cells, Packed Cell Volume (PCV) and Hemoglobin. The aqueous extracts of Cymbopogon citratus and Cardaria draba produced significant decreased in glucose, cholesterol triglycrides and urea levels while significantly increased total proteins level of diabetic local rabbits, the aqueous extract of Artemisia scoparia leaves and seeds produced similar effects on the level of glucose, urea and total protein. In diabetic local rabbits the aqueous extracts of Cymbopogon citratus and Cardaria draba showed significant decrease m the number of White Blood Cells and the aqueous extract for Cardaria draba produced a significant increase in the number of Red Blood Corpuscles, whereas the aqueous extract of the Artemisia scoparia leaves and seeds produced no significant effect on the blood components. The results obtained suggest that these extracts may being used for the treatments of Diabetes Mellitus after be sure that there is no side effect.

Keywords

• diabetes rabbits
• cymbopogon citratus
• cardaria draba