Research work on an inevitable component to treat type 2 diabetes from the margin of Colocasia esculenta

Abstract

Background: TARO (Colocasia esculenta) an herbal plant and used to treat type 2 diabetes in clinical practice, but the potential evidence needs to be provided. Materials and Methods: plant material is collected and extraction completed. Then perform Phytochemical screening. Type 2 diabetic model rats were induced by feeding high fat diet (HFD) . The model rats were given for 4 weeks. Then treaded with herbal medicine Results: After phytochemical study find out lots of active compound. Flavonoids and terpinoids are responsible for anti-diabetic activity. Extract significantly decreased fasting blood glucose at 750 mg/kg. Conclusion: The results display that extract performs anti-diabetic functions in type 2 diabetic rats induced by feeding HFD.