The Effect of Tapioca Starch Modified with Green Tea and Red Guava Leaf Polyphenol on Rats Blood Glucose and Pancreatic Lange,hans Islet

Abstract

The aim of this research was to determine the effect of tapioca starch modified with green tea and red guava leaf polyphenol on rats blood glucose and pancreatic Langer-hans islet. Ration containing tapioca starch modified with 4% green tea and 4% guava leaf extracts were fed to strep-tozotocin induced diabetic Sprague dawley rats. After 35 days of experiment, the blood glucose level and pancreatic Langerhans isIets were assayed The result showed that the tapioca starch modified with 4% green tea and 4% guava leaf extract diets could lower blood sugar levels in diabetic rats and increase the population of beta cells of pancreatic islets