RESUMEN La presente investigacion evaluo el efecto sobre la glicemia de los extractos acuosos de las hojas de Senna reticulata (nombre comun: martingalvis o dorance), administrados a ratas con diabetes inducida por aloxano. Al grupo control y al que recibio el extracto, se les midio la glicemia en ayunas los dias 0, 7 y 15. El analisis de los resultados mostro que la administracion del extracto disminuye la glicemia cuando se compara con los valores del dia 0 y con los del grupo control, durante los dias 7 y 15; si bien estos efectos no fueron significativos estadisticamente muestran indicios de que esta planta posee acciones hipoglicemiantes que deberan ser estudiados en futuras investigaciones.Palabras clave: diabetes mellitus, Senna reticulata, plantas hipoglicemiantes. PRELIMINAR STUDY OF THE HIPOGLICEMIC EFFECTS OF Senna reticulata IN DIABETIC RATSABSTRACT This research evaluated the effect on blood sugar levels in the aqueous extract of Senna reticulata (common name: pasture killer) leaves, administered to rats with Aloxan induced diabetes. Blood glucose was measured on an empty stomach on day 0, 7 and 15 in the control group and the treatment group. The analysis of results showed that administering the extract reduces blood sugar levels when compared with the values of day 0, and with the control group on days 7 and 15. Even though these effects were not statistically significant, they show clear signs that this plant has hypoglycemic actions that must be studied in future studies.Key words: diabetes mellitus, Senna reticulata, hypoglycemic plants.
