用火絨草水煎劑30g/kg給小鼠灌胃10d,可以降低正常小鼠的血糖,對四氧嘧啶引起的小鼠糖尿病有預(yù)防及治療作用,并可對抗腎上腺素或葡萄糖引起的血糖升高。

A decoction of Leontopodium leontopodioides at a dose of 30 g/kg·dX10,ig,lowered blood glucose level in normal mice. The decoction was also found to be effective for the prevention and treatment of alloxan induced diabetic mice. The elevation of blood glucose level caused by adrenaline or glucose was antagonized re-spectively.