In Vivo Antidiabetic Activity and Safety In Rats of Cissampelos pareira Traditionally Used In The Management of Diabetes Mellitus In Embu County, Kenya

Ngugi M Piero^1*, Njagi NM Eliud¹, Kimuni N Susan¹, Orinda O George¹, Njagi J Murugi², Maina David³, Agyirifo D Sakyi^1,4, Gathumbi K Peter⁵, Kinge W Stanley⁶ and Ngeranwa JN Joseph¹

¹Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, School of Pure and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 43844-00100, Nairobi, Kenya

²Department of Environmental and Population Health, School of Public Health, Kenyatta University, P.O. Box 43844-00100, Nairobi, Kenya

³Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya

⁴Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

⁵Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 29053-0625, Nairobi, Kenya

⁶Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, P.O. Box 20860-0202, Nairobi, Kenya

^*Corresponding Author: Ngugi M Piero, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Kenyatta University, P.O. Box 43844-00100, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: 0710-349485 Email: