EFFECT OF CINNAMON EXTRACT ON BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL AND LIPID PROFILE IN ALLOXAN INDUCED DIABETIC RATS

Authors

  • Saima Mahmood Department of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Medical Institute
  • Aisha Talat Department of Pharmacology CMH Lahore Medical College
  • Sabiha Karim College of Pharmacology, University of Punjab
  • Rukhshan Khurshid Department of Biochemistry, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Azam Zia Department of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Medical Institute

Keywords:

Cinnamon, lipid profile, Diabetes, LDL, HDL

Abstract

Background: Cinnamon has been shown to potentiate the hypoglycaemic effect of insulin through up regulation of the glucose uptake in cultured adipocytes of rats. This study tried to find out the effect of Cinnamon alone or in combination with Insulin in diabetic albino rats. Methods: Thirty rats were divided into three groups, A and B. Group A were given cinnamon extract 200 mg/Kg body weight daily orally and group B rats were given cinnamon extract 400 mg/Kg body weight daily. After six weeks blood glucose and lipid profile levels were evaluated in all the groups. Results: Group of rats given 200 mg cinnamon extract showed significant decrease of blood glucose concentration but there was slight or no change in the level of lipid parameters including serum cholesterol, triglyceride and lipoproteins (HDL, LDL-chol). On the other hand group of rats given 400 mg extract of cinnamon showed a better but non significant change in level of lipid related parameter while blood glucose level was significantly decreased. Conclusion: The cinnamon at a dose of 400 mg showed same effects on blood glucose level but better effects on lipid profiles especially of serum cholesterol level of group of rats compared to 200 mg of cinnamon extract. Cinnamon may be recommended as hypoglycaemic herb but not as hypolipidemic herb.

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Published

30-06-2011

How to Cite

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Mahmood S, Talat A, Karim S, Khurshid R, Zia A. EFFECT OF CINNAMON EXTRACT ON BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL AND LIPID PROFILE IN ALLOXAN INDUCED DIABETIC RATS. Pak J Phsyiol [Internet]. 2011 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];7(1):13-6. Available from: https://pjp.pps.org.pk/index.php/PJP/article/view/766