Effect of ethnobotanical medicinal plants on blood glucose in Diabetes mellitus

Rohankar P. H.

Abstract


The aim of this study was to observe the effect of Bitter Gourd and fenugreek on Blood Glucose level.  Ethnobotany is an interdisciplinary field exploring the relationship between plants and people. The blood samples were collected from diabetes mellitus patients from different hospitals (OPD) and tested for Blood glucose by GOD- POD (glucose- oxidase- peroxidase) method in pathology laboratory and it was found that Bitter Gourd and fenugreek is to have significant impact on blood glucose in diabetes mellitus.

  1. Blood glucose found to be the decrease in Bitter gourd by 0.77% level
  2. Blood glucose is found to be decrease by 0.80% in fenugreek

Keywords


Blood glucose; Bitter Gourd; Fenugreek; Diabetes mellitus; GOD- POD method.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21746/aps.2017.02.003

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