Development and evaluation of antidiabetic formulation of Trichosanthes dioica fruit extract

Abstract

Many plants and vegetables have therapeutic activity due to the presence of various phytoconstituents. Trichosanthes dioica commonly called parwal is an annual or perennial herb commonly consumed in India as a vegetable. The present research work was undertaken to formulate and evaluate anti-diabetic activity of tablets prepared from aqueous extract of the plant. The formulation was stable and exhibited statistically significant anti-diabetic activity. Standard parameters of tablets were also evaluated (weight variation, friability, hardness and disintegration time and the formulated tablets complies with the standard range.