ipomoea pes-caprae/obesity

Antidiabetic effects of white skinned sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) (WSSP) and troglitazone, an insulin sensitizer, were investigated. Hyperinsulinemia in Zucker fatty rats was reduced by 23%, 26%, 60% and 50%, respectively, 3, 4, 6 and 8 weeks after starting the oral administration of WSSP.

BACKGROUND Ipomoea aquatica (locally known as "kangkung") has previously been reported to have hypoglycemic activities on glucose level in diabetes patients. However, the effect of I. aquatica ethanolic extract on the metabolites in the body has remained unknown. OBJECTIVE This study provides new