Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
+32 25889658
ISSN: 2155-9600
+32 25889658
Ekin Kurtul,Serkan Ozbilgin, Hanefi Ozbek,Neriman Ipek Kirmizi, Burcin Ergene Oz, BadeCevriye Ozrenk, Gulcin Saltan and OzlemBahadir Acikara
Ankara University, Turkey
Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nutr Food Sci
Alchemilla species are used in Turkish folk medicine for treatment of many diseases together with diabetes. Alchemilla persica belonging to this genus is widely distributed in East part of Anatolia as well as Caucasica, north and northeast of Iran and north Iraq. In the present study, Alchemilla persica aerial part and root methanolic-water extracts were evaluated for their hypoglycemic activities on alloxan induced diabetic mice, in order to verify its usage in folk medicine. Any of the tested extracts did not exhibit significant lowering effect on blood glucose levels. On the other hand A. persica aerial parts increased blood glucose level at 100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg notably. A. persica usage for its antidiabetic activity is not confirmed in the present study.
Ekin Kurtul is currently a PhD student studying at Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy for 2.5 years. She is working as a Research Assistant at the same university, Department of Pharmacognosy.
E-mail: Ekin.Kurtul@ankara.edu.tr