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

Thaminum Ansari¹*, M. Kavitha¹And K. Subramani²

¹Department of Chemistry, Saraswathi Velu College of Engineering, Sholinghar - 631 102 (India). ²PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Islamiah College, Vaniyambadi - 635 752 (India).

ABSTRACT: 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.

KEYWORDS: Diabetes mellitus; Coccinia indica

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