Abstract:
PURPOSE: Provided are an antidiabetic drug of the benincasae extract and a composition containing the extract as an effective ingredient. The benincasae extract restores abnormal blood glucose level by destruction of beta cells by alloxan in pancreas and is thus useful for treating diabetes. CONSTITUTION: The benincasae extract is obtained by the steps of: adding 20 times amount of water to benincasae, followed by extraction for 4 hours twice to give crude extract; concentrating the crude extract, followed by freeze drying; and dissolving the freeze dried crude extract in distilled water, followed by fractioning with hexane, dichloromethane and n-butanol, sequentially. The antidiabetic drug contains the extract as an active ingredient.