Author(s):

Syeda Shahana and Anna Pratima G Nikalje

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.

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