PHYSICO-CHEMICAL VALUE AND HYPOGLYCEMIC EFFECT OF INDUSTRIAL-GRADE ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF PIGEON PEA (Cajanus cajan) LEAVES AND GINGER (Zingiber officinale var. amarum)

Wresdiyati, Tutik
Alfarisi, Hamzah
Putri, Anisya Saeila
Abidah, Puri Adzrok
Darawati, Made
Aziz, Sandra
Sadiah, Siti
Astawan, Made
Santoso, Koekoeh

Jurnal Kedokteran Hewan
Vol 18, No 1 (2024): March

This study aimed to analyze flavonoid and 6-gingerol content and to test the hypoglycemic effects of industrial-grade Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea) leaf and Zingiber officinale rhizome (ginger) extracts on hyperglycemic rats. Extraction utilized maceration with 70% alcohol at PT. Insular Multi Natural. Extracts were characterized and analyzed for flavonoids and 6-gingerol content. Hypoglycemic activity was assessed using the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) on rats with induced hyperglycemia via 90% sucrose solution. The results indicated higher flavonoid content in C. cajan leaf extract (4090.09338.23 mg/100 g) compared to Z. officinale extract (622.74203.39 mg/100 g), while gingerol content in Z. officinale extract was 701.524.42 mg/100 g. This study concluded that combination of industrial-grade pigeon pea leaves extract and ginger extract reduce the level of blood glucose in hyperglycemic model rats at all combination dose (150:150, 200:100, and 100:200 mg/kg BW). The combination dose of 200:100 mg/kg BW showed the best blood glucose level profile.