The administration of the chloro form extracts of Parkia
speciosa (petai papan) to alloxan- treated diabeticrats
produced a significant depression in blood glucose levels .
Other solvent extracts failed to induce any reduction in the
blood glucose levels of the diabetic animals. In normal rats
serum glucose levels we re not changed after the administration
of chloroform extracats (400 mg/kg body weight) comparable to
those administered with saline solution .
The determination of dose - response relations hip of fresh
and g round seeds and empty pods showed that the minimum
effective dose of raw materils necessary to produce a
significant (p <0.0001) decrease in serum glucose concentration
was 25 mg/kg body weight
