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| PINHEIRO,MARCELO S.; RODRIGUES,LUHARA S.; S. NETO,LEILA; MORAES-SOUZA,RAFAIANNE Q.; SOARES,THAIGRA S.; AMÉRICO,MADILEINE F.; CAMPOS,KLEBER E.; DAMASCENO,DÉBORA C.; VOLPATO,GUSTAVO T.. |
| ABSTRACT Bauhinia holophylla, commonly known as “cow’s hoof”, is widely used in Brazilian folk medicine for the diabetes treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study was at evaluating the aqueous extract effect of Bauhinia holophylla leaves treatment on the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced by Streptozotocin (40 mg/Kg) in female Wistar rats. Oral administration of aqueous extract of Bauhinia holophylla leaves was given to non-diabetic and diabetic rats at a dose of 400 mg/kg during 21 days. On day 17 of treatment, the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test was performed to determine the area under the curve. At the end of the treatment, the animals were anesthetized and blood was collected for serum biochemical parameters analysis. After... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bauhinia holophylla; Diabetes; Lipid profile; Medicinal plants; Rats.. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000100263 |
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