玉米须降血糖的实验研究

Experimental Study on Hypoglycemic Effect of Yumixu(Zea mays)

实验结果表明，玉米须水煎剂对四氧嘧啶所致糖尿病小鼠有显著的治疗作用，对葡萄糖、肾上腺素引起的高血糖小鼠亦有明显的降血糖作用，但对正常小鼠血糖无明显影响，另外，并能降低高胆固醇血症小鼠的血清胆固醇含量。

The water extract frem the style of Zea mays L.showed a therapeutic effect on diabetes caused by alloxan, and obviously reduced blood glucose level of heperglycemia induced by glucose or epinephrine in mice, but no affect in normal mice, when it was administrated orally. In addition, it could decrease cholesterin content.