FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (6): 166-169.

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Studies of Tea Polysaccharides on Lowering Blood Sugar of Mice

 JIANG  He-Yuan, ZHENG  Gao-Li   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Tea Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Agriculture,Tea Research Institute,Chinese Acad-emy of Agriculture Sciences;2.Department of Pharmacology,Drug Institute,Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences
  • Online:2004-06-15 Published:2011-10-24

Abstract: Studies of tea polysaccharides on LD50, effection on normal mice and alloxan induced diabetes mellitus mice’s bloodsugar. Results showed that the LD50 of tea polysaccharides was 4.19g/kg, tea polysaccharides could restrain the raising of bloodsugar in normal mice and alloxan induced diabetes mellitus mice.

Key words: tea polysaccharides, alloxan, diabetes mellitus, blood sugar