The effects of the crude drug on fasting and post-prandial serum glucose
levels (2 hours after oral administration of 75 g glucose) were studied in
100 subjects with moderate non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Drinking
the aqueous homogenized suspension of the vegetable pulp led to a significant
reduction (p < 0.001) of both fasting and post-prandial serum glucose
levels. This hypoglycaemic action was observed in 86 (86%) of the patients.
Five patients (5%) showed lowering of fasting serum glucose only (24).