Java Plum (Szygium Cumini) Seeds and Bark for The Control of Blood Sugar Level in Diabetic Mice

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The management of diabetes has changed dramatically during the past several thousand years. The current pharmacological armamentarium used to manage diabetes has resulted in a dramatic reduction in morbidity at mortality. Java Plum (Szygium cumini) seeds and bark for the control of blood sugar in diabetic mice deals with the production of tea from Java Plum seeds and bark aimed to help the society especially the diabetic people to manage mellitus.

METHODS

The gathered Java Plum seeds were washed, dried and pulverized, and the barks were washed and decocted. Each variable were divided into 2 treatments, one pure treatment and one mixed with water that made it easy to determine the effectiveness of the product. Observations were done by testing the blood sugar levels of the mice before raising the blood sugar, after raising and after reducing it. The application of the treatment was done after a week.

RESULTS

Using the 4 treatments, the data were subjected to F-test. The study showed the result of the two main problems, the sensory characteristics and the glucose reduction of Java Plum seeds and Bark. in terms of sensory characteristics, higher addition of water made the color lighter and, higher addition of water made the product's odor lesser. Products with Java Plum bark have higher glucose level reduction than the Java Plum seeds. The treatment which contained 100% bark had the best result in glucose reduction among all the treatments. The results also showed that the produced tea out of Java Plum seeds and bark in all concentrations really decreased the blood sugar levels of the mice.

DISCUSSIONS

The results show that the amount of added water has significant effect for both the sensory characteristics and glucose reduction of the produced tea out of Java Plum seeds and bark. The tea out of Java Plum bark is more effective than the tea out of Java Plum seeds. Therefore, the results will be a great help in the field of medicine for curing diabetes. The study suggests to determine the optimal amount of Java Plum tea to administer for best blood glucose level reduction as well as the best time to administer the tea.