Beneficial Effect of Thymelaea hirsuta on Pancreatic Islet Degeneration, Renal Fibrosis, and Liver Damages as Demonstrated in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat

Figure 1

Effect of daily oral administration of aqueous extract (AqTh), ethyl acetate fraction (EaTh) of T. hirsute, and acarbose during 4 weeks on fasting blood glucose in STZ-diabetic rats. Rats were deprived of food for 14 h, and then blood samples were collected from the tail tip under light ether anesthesia. Each value represents the means ± SEM. n = 5-6. and compared with the normal group at each point. , , and compared with the diabetic group at each point.