Anti-diabetic Activity of Convallatoxin Isolated from the Root Bark of Parquetina nigrescens (Afzel.) Bullock (Asclepiadaceae)
Kolade Olatubosun Faloye, Marcus Durojaye Ayoola, Bamidele Martin Amos-Tautua & Samson Oluwaseyi Famuyiwa · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2018
This study investigated the anti-diabetic activity of the root bark extract of Parquetina nigrescens and the isolated compound, convallatoxin, from the root bark. A powdered sample of the plant was extracted with methanol, and the extract (A) was tested in glucose-loaded normal r...