HYPOGLYCEMIC AND NEPHROTIC PROFILE OF CARICA PAPAYA RIPE SEED EXTRACT AND HONEY ON STREPTOZOTOCIN INDUCED DIABETIC WISTAR RATS.
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that affects the pancreas. There are different types which include type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, type 3c diabetes and so on. This condition can lead to feeling thirsty, blurred vision, feeling tired and losing weight
It can be treated with Orthodox medicine such as Metformin, sulfonylureas, alpha glucosidase. However this study investigated the protective effects of methanolic ripe seed extract of Carica papaya and honey on the kidney of Streptozotocin induced diabetic wistar rats. This study showed how the anti hyperglycemic potential of carica papaya was demonstrated in rats. It also has a beneficial effects in diabetes associated complications. This study shows there's a decrease in fasting blood sugar and increase in weight in the group of wistar rats treated with Carica papaya seed extract.
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