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Acta Médica Costarricense

On-line version ISSN 0001-6002Print version ISSN 0001-6012

Abstract

MELENDEZ-JIMENEZ, Manuel Alejandro; RIVERO-CUEVAS, Ángel Raúl; VIVAS-PIVAT, Isis Helga  and  NAYLANDER- LUGO, Gustavo Adolfo. Isolation of components and hypoglycemic effect of methanolic basil extract (ocium basilicum) in C57bl/6 rats with experimental hyperglycemia. Acta méd. costarric [online]. 2017, vol.59, n.2, pp.60-66. ISSN 0001-6002.

Background:

Basil (Ocium basilicum) is an herb belonging to the family laminaceae, characterized by its medicinal benefits. Its use has been referred for the treatment of cancer, vitiligo, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes mellitus.

Objective:

To evaluate the hypoglycemic effect of the methanol extract of basil, isolation and purification of its main compounds.

Methods:

The leaves and stems were collected in the sector La Hechicera, Mérida, Venezuela State. Samples were macerated in 20L of methanol to 70% v/v, dosing to increaseddoses between 1.0 and2.0 g/kg, using as experimental model, male rats of the C57BL/6 strain with hyperglycemia induced with alloxan monohydrate. A positivecontrol was included using as a hypoglycemic agent sitagliptin (400μg/kg). The extract was submitted to fractionation by open column chromatography,, whose fractions (175 ml each) were partnered by structural similarity and were dosed to the population under study. Serial blood samples from the base of the tail vein were obtained and were processed using the method of the glucose oxidase-peroxidase.

Results:

They showed a decrease of the concentration of blood glucose at a dose of 2.0 g/kg (< 120 mg/dL). Structural analyses were conducted using chromatographic, spectroscopic, spectrometric and chemical tests. They were isolated from the study and the following compounds were identified: nandecilato of methyl (C20O2H40); methyl behenate (C23O2H46), methyl hexacosanoate (C27O2H54) as well as 18-methoxycarbonyl-3, 4-didehidroibogamina, 5,7,3´-trihydroxi-3,6,4´- trimetoxiflavona flavonoid, which are reported for the first time in the phytochemical analysis for O. basilicum.

Conclusion:

These findings support the potential use of Basil as a weed of traditional medicine in the hypoglycemic treatment.

Keywords : Mellitus diabetes; hyperglycemia, rats, hypoglycemic; natural medicine, pharmacology.

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