Figure 2

Antihyperglycemic effects of green tea leaf extracts in the fasting STZ-diabetic ddY mice. The dried extracts of fresh tea leaves prepared at the Taiwan Tea Experiment Station [TTES, Cultivar No. 12 (Chinhsuan) and No.13 (Tzuiyu)] were dissolved in saline and perorally administered at 300 mg/kg into STZ-diabetic ddY mice in the fasting state. Blood glucose levels 2 h, 4 h, and 6 h after administration of green tea leaf extracts are expressed as percentages of the glucose levels at 0 h (before the administration) in each mouse, and then averaged. Values represent the means ± S.E.M. (n = 3–5). *P < 0.05; significantly different from the blood glucose levels of STZ-diabetic mice administered with saline (control) at each time-point, determined by one-way ANOVA, followed by Scheffé's test.