Hypoglycemic Activity of Medicinal Plants Used among the Cakchiquels in Guatemala for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:9.98em"/><col style="width:5.90em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Treatment</td><td class="align_center">IC50 <i>µ</i>g/ml</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Control (acarbose)</td><td class="align_center">105</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Croton guatemalensis</i></td><td class="align_center">32</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Hamelia patens</i></td><td class="align_center">31</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Solanum americanum</i></td><td class="align_center">843</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Neurolaena lobata</i></td><td class="align_center">886</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>In vitro results with enzymes from <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>.</div>

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Table 4: Hypoglycemic Activity of Medicinal Plants Used among the Cakchiquels in Guatemala for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes 