Abstract

MARTINEZ, Nubilde et al. Hipoglicemic effect of Bauhinia purpúrea L., in euglicemic mice. Comunidad y Salud [online]. 2009, vol.7, n.2, pp.45-51. ISSN 1690-3293.

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease that is characterized by elevated blood glucose values due to total or partial reduction of insulin in the body and / or resistance to it by the peripheral tissues. Complications of DM are increasingly common, therefore it is necessary to encourage the search for new hypoglycemic drugs to supplement the current treatment protocol. The Bauhinia purpurea L., is an abundant plant in the state of Aragua, frequently used in traditional medicine for the control of DM. The main objective of this research was to test the effect of hypoglycemic B. purpurea L., which conducted a pilot study, exploratory, descriptive and analytical, which used 12 male mice, euglicémic divided into two groups, experimental and control. The experimental group was administered aqueous extract of the plant B. purpurea L., intraperitoneally (7 mg / kg / dose) and control group was administered saline 0.9% in the same amount and in the same way. We found a significant decrease (p <0.093) in blood sugar after administration of the extract and comparing the blood glucose measured in the control group after administration of placebo. This demonstrated the hypoglycemic activity of the plant, so it is important to identify the active ingredient responsible for reducing blood sugar and consider incorporating them in the preparation of drugs with hypoglycemic effects.

Keywords : Bauhinia; diabetes mellitus; traditional medicine; hipoglicemics.

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