The Effect of Amaranthus viridis L. on the Blood Sugar Level of Mus musculus

Authors

  • Floramyr Sarvida

Keywords:

Medicinal plants, diabetes, symptom, herbal, treatment

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Hyperglycemia has been a major problem not only by the Filipinos but throughout the world. Even just maintaining the normal blood sugar level is a pain in the neck for most people especially today that prices have gone up. Usually, high levels of blood sugar may lead to diabetes. As we all know that diabetes may cause blindness, birth defects, strokes or paralysis, multiple organ failures or even death. (HTTP:// www.diabetes.org)Kolitis plants (Amaranthus viridis L.), are a wild-crafted plant which is rarely used by medical practitioners. This plant has been used as a remedy for dysentery and inflammation. Because ofthe deaths caused by high levels of blood sugar, the researchers aim to use kolitis extract as a cheaper means to maintain or lower blood sugar levels.

METHODS

Stems of "Kolitis" plant were collected, boiled with distilled water for 15 minutes and filtered. The filtrate was used as decoction based on the following treatments: T1= 100%, T2=75%, T3=50%, and T4=control and was administered to the 9 out of twelve mice as test organisms. These host specimens were grouped into four having three mice per group. Each group of mice was given orally with 0.5 mL solution 3x a day using the aboveDRAFTmentionedtreatments.

RESULTS

Data analysis revealed that the decoction obtained from Kolitis extract has a significant effect in reducing the blood sugar level of Mus musculus using 3 different concentrations-50%, 75%, and 100%. Reducing of the blood sugar showed a significant difference from the control set-up; for T1= 47%, T2= 42%, T3= 33 %, and T4=2.3%. This means that the reducing effect of 100% plant extract is significantly different from that of 50% and 0%. In addition, the reducing effect of 50% concentration is not significantly different from that of 75% concentrations. Also, the reducing effect of 75% concentration and 50% concentration varies significantly than that of 100 % and 0% concentration.

DISCUSSIONS

Results concluded that "kolitis" stem plant extract has a significant effect in reducing of blood sugar level and therefore can be used as an alternative and effective insulin enhancer for individuals who have a symptom of diabetes mellitus. If the blood sugar level is already at a normal level, reduce the dosage once a day. Plants are natural antioxidants and effective herbal medicines, in part due to their anti-diabetic compounds, such as flavonoids, tannins, phenolic, and alkaloids that improve the performance of the pancreatic tissues by increasing the insulin secretion or decreasing the intestinal absorption of glucose (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). More researches are needed in order to separate the active components of plants and molecular attractions of their compounds for analysis of their curative properties.

Published

2019-01-18