Biology Department, Advanced Anatomy and Physiology, Benguet, Philippines
Opinion
Physico-chemical and Stabilization Effect of Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus Stapf) Tea for Diabetes Management
Author(s): Elizabeth T Dom-ogen* and Joanna I Alafag
Diabetes mellitus is a condition defined by persistently high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood affecting the population of both developed and developing countries. This has two types but the most widespread type is Type II which may be correlated with the stress, sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy food consumption. This ailment is being treated with synthetic agents but causes many side effects. That is the reason why herbal tea are widely used up-to-date to aid against various diseases like diabetes mellitus for the reason that they contain helpful active chemical constituents. The present study aimed to investigate the physico-chemical and stabilization effect of Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus Stapf) aqueous extract on glucose-induced Sprague Dawley rats compared to distilled water as the negative control and glibenclamide as the positive control using OECD no. 23 an.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-6156.21.12.881
