Hypoglycemic Activity of Bidens pilosa and Chrome Picolinate as Coadjutant

Abstract

The objective of this work is to evaluate hypoglycemic activity of Bidens pilosaextract used  in traditional medicine, and with addition of chromium as an coadjutant. Healthy rats and rats with induced diabetes with Streptozotocin (STZ) were  used; 45 mg/kg B. pilosa extract, chromium picolinate and the mixture of both were given. The concentration of 100 mg/kg of extract with 200 mg of picolinate showed higher hypoglycemic effect. B. pilosahas hypoglycemic activity but  the addition of chromium as adjuvant increased this effect, which supports the use of this plant in traditional medicine