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Pharmacodynamic studies on the isolated active fraction of Acacia farnesiana (L.) willd

Kingsley B 1 , Kayarohanam S 2 , Brindha P 3 , Subramoniam A 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Division of Phytochemistry and Phytopharmacology, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India ; Centre for Advanced Research in Indian System of Medicine, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India ; School of Pharmacy, Allianze University College of Medical Sciences, Waziria Medical Square, Jalan Bertam, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
  • 2 School of Pharmacy, Allianze University College of Medical Sciences, Waziria Medical Square, Jalan Bertam, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
  • 3 Centre for Advanced Research in Indian System of Medicine, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
  • 4 Division of Phytochemistry and Phytopharmacology, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Pharmacogn Mag, 2014 Apr;10(Suppl 2):S283-7.
PMID: 24991104 DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.133277

Abstract

Acacia farnesiana is a medicinal plant that grows throughout tropical parts of Indian subcontinent, particularly in sandy soils of river beds in Northern India. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the anti-hyperglycemic activity of the extracts using glucose tolerance test. Isolation of an active fraction (AF) from the active extract (water extract) using alcohol precipitation and to get insight to the mechanism of action of the AF of A. farnesiana.

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