Diabetes is the most common endocrinal disorder characterized by hyperglycemia and long-
term complications. Recently, the development of antidiabetic drugs have focused on natural
products with various mechanisms such as the inhibition of α-amylase. White turmeric
(Curcuma mangga Val) from Zingeberaceae family has been reported to have antidiabetic
activities, thus the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of C. mangga extracts and
fractions as antioxidant and antidiabetic agents through scavenging activities and inhibition …

Diabetes is the most common endocrinal disorder characterized by hyperglycemia and long
term complications. It has been reported that oxidative stress and excess of free radicals
play major roles in diabetes. Development of antidiabetic drugs has been recently
emphasized on natural products with less side effect. Antidiabetic activities of white saffron
(Curcuma mangga) have been reported. In this study, antidiabetic activity of four fractions of
C. mangga extract (water, hexane, ethyl acetate, buthanol),(white saffron extract and …