The root of D. hamiltonii were dried in shade, crushed to coarse powder. The powder was defatted with petroleum ether (60–80 °C) and then extracted with 90% methanol using soxhlet extractor. The solvent was evaporated under reduced

pressure and dried in DAPT vacuum and the filtrate obtained was used for further studies. Healthy albino wistar rats weighing 150–200 g was used for the present study. They were housed in polypropylene cages under controlled conditions of temperature (25 ± 2 °C) with a 12-h light–dark cycles. All the animals were acclimatized for 7 days before the study. They were fed with standard pellet diet obtained from Sai-Durga feeds and foods, Bangalore, India and water ad libitum. All the studies conducted were approved by the Institutional Animal Ethical Committee of JSS College of Pharmacy, Proposal number IAEC/P.Cog/06/2010-2011. The oral glucose tolerance test was performed in overnight fasted (18 h) normal rats. The rats selleck chemicals were divided into four groups of six rats each. Group 1 served as normal control received orally 0.3% Carboxy methyl cellulose. Group 2 received orally reference drug Glibenclamide

at a dose of 7 mg/kg bwt. Group 3 and 4 received orally 200 mg and 400 mg/kg of methanolic extract of D. hamiltonii dissolved in 0.3% Carboxy methyl cellulose respectively. After 30 min of treatment, all the groups were orally loaded with 2 g/kg of glucose. Blood samples were collected just prior to glucose administration and at 30, 60, 120 and 150 min after glucose loading. Blood glucose levels were measured using commercial kit. Healthy wistar albino rats weighing 150–200 g were fasted overnight and were divided into four groups

of six rats each. Group 1: Normal control received orally 0.3% Carboxy methyl cellulose. Blood samples were collected before and 1, 2 and 4 h after treatment and the glucose level were determined by using commercial kit. For induction Calpain of diabetes in Wistar rats, 150 mg/kg of alloxan monohydrate dissolved in normal saline was administered intraperitoneally in overnight fasted rats.16 After 1 h, the animals were fed with standard pellet and water ad libitium. After 72 h, the blood glucose levels were estimated and rats having blood glucose level more than 180 mg/dl were selected for the study. Healthy wistar albino rats weighing 150–200 g were fasted overnight and were divided into five groups of six rats each. Group 1: Normal control received orally 0.3% Carboxy methyl cellulose Blood samples were collected before and 1, 2 and 4 days after treatment and the glucose level were determined by using commercial kit. At the end of the experiment, the animals were fasted overnight and then rats were sacrificed by cervical decapitation and the blood samples were collected to clot and serum separated by centrifugation at 2500 rpm for 10 min.