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Fig. 8. Effect of furoasparoside D (4) and furoasparoside E (5) on blood glucose levels of the STZ-induced diabetic rats. After injecting STZ, animals were treated with either compounds at 100 mg/kg or metformin at 300 mg/kg dose and blood glucose levels were monitored at various time intervals. Shown are the glycemic response curves (a) and incremental AUC at 5 h (b) in diabetic rats after treatment. Data are expressed as the mean ± S.E.M., n = 5. *P <0.05, **P