بررسي اثرات ضد ديابتي عصاره الكلي برگ گزنه در موش هاي صحرايي نر نژاد ويستار سالم و ديابتي شده به وسيله استرپتوزوسي

Antidiabetic effects of alcoholic extract of leaves of nettle (urtica Dioica L.) in normal and streptozocin-induced diabetic male wistar rats

Herbal medicine and medical plants such as Urtica Dioica L. widely used for treatment of disease like diabetes mellitus. In this study we investigated effects of alcoholic extracts of Urtica Dioica L. Leaves on serum glucose and insulin in streptozocin-induced diabetic adult male rats. Continuous supplementation of this water extract by gavage at dose of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 g/kg at 0.5ml distilled water in diabetic rats result in a significant diminution of fasting blood glucose level after 14 days. This result shows that Urtica Dioica L. Leaves contain anti diabetic agents and useful for treatment of diabetes mellitus