EVALUATION OF ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS

Abstract

The plant which is selected for studies is Citrullus  colocynthis. These plants are available in large quantities in desert area of Rajasthan and different region of the world. The pharmacological studies on diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, fever, bacteria, wound healing activities and antioxidant activities of the plants have been tested and evaluated for various disease treatments like diabetes, fever, obesity and other many various disorders. The main focus is given against streptozocin induced diabetes treatment in albino rats and comparison is done with standard drug glibenclamide.