J Ethnopharmacol. 2003 Mar; 85(1): 169-72.

Antidiabetic activity of Terminalia pallida fruit in alloxan induced diabetic rats.

Kameswara Rao B, Renuka Sudarshan P, Rajasekhar MD, Nagaraju N, Appa Rao Ch.

Department of Biochemistry, S.V. University, Tirupathi 517502, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Different doses of ethanolic fraction of fruits of Terminalia pallida were evaluated for hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic activity in normal and alloxan diabetic rats. The oral administration of ethanolic extract at a dosage of 0.5 g/kg body weight exhibited a significant antihyperglycemic activity in alloxan diabetic rats, whereas in normal rats no hypoglycemic activity was observed.