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The metabolic effect of crude and ethanol extracts of the root of Plum
bago zeylanica was investigated in rats. The treatment of rats with cr
ude Plumbago zeylanica and its ethanol extract resulted in an increase
in the activities of serum lactate dehydrogenase, acid phosphatase an
d liver alkaline phosphatase. The blood sugar concentrations increased
significantly while liver acid phosphatase and total nucleic acids we
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