Telah dilakukan penelitian kadar glukosa darah tikus wistar yang hiperglikemia pada pemberian ekstrak etanol dan heksana tumbuhan suruhan (Peperomia pellucida [L]. Kunth). Penelitian ini menggunakan metode uji toleransi glukosa, terhadap 16 ekor tikus jantan wistar yang hiperglikemia akibat diinduksi sukrosa. Selanjutnya, tikus dibagi dalam 4 kelompok perlakuan yaitu kelompok kontrol negatif (K-) diberi CMC 0,5%, kelompok kontrol positif (K+) diberi Glibenklamid dosis 0,45 mg/kgBB, kelompok ekstrak etanol tumbuhan suruhan (EETS) dosis 40 mg/kgBB, dan kelompok ekstrak heksana tumbuhan suruhan (EHTS) dosis 40 mg/kgBB. Setiap kelompok terdiri dari 4 ekor tikus. Kadar glukosa darah tikus diukur dengan alat Drglukometer pada menit ke-30, 60, dan 120 setelah diberikan perlakuan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada menit ke-120, kadar glukosa darah tikus pada kelompok EETS dan EHTS masing-masing turun sebesar 54,57% dan 51,25%, dan tidak berbeda nyata dengan K(+). Kadar glukosa darah kelompok K(+) dan EETS pada menit ke-120 mencapai kadar yang sama dengan keadaan basal (normal). Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa ekstrak etanol dan heksana tumbuhan suruhan dengan dosis 40 mg/KgBB memiliki efek hipoglikemik pada tikus jantan wistar yang hiperglikemia.A study on blood glucose level in hyperglycemic wistar rats treated with ethanol and hexane extracts of suruhan (Peperomia pellucida [L]. Kunth) had been done. This study used glucose tolerance test method applied on 16 male wistar rats which were hyperglycemic by sucrose induction. The rats were divided into four treatment groups, each of which contained four rats, which were negative control (K-) group treated with CMC 0.5%, positive control (K+) group treated with glibenclamide 0.45 mg/kg body weight, group treated with ethanol extract of P. pellucida (EETS) 40 mg/kg body weight, and group treated with hexane extract of P. pellucida (EHTS) 40 mg/kg body weight. Glucose level in rat blood was measured using Drglucometer at minute 30, 60, and 120 after treatment. The results showed that at minute 120 the blood glucose level of EETS and EHTS was decreased by 54.57% and 51.25%, respectively, which were not significantly different from K(+). At minute 120, blood glucose of K(+) and EETS reached the same level with that of basal (normal) state. It was concluded that ethanol and hexane extract of P. pellucida 40 mg/kg body weight had hypoglycemic effect on hyperglycemic wistar rats.
Ultraviolet to visible spectrophotometry observation to find appropriate wavelength for non-invasive blood glucose level measurement optical device
