摘要：Teucrium polium (commonly known as golden germander) is a herb that grows wild in the Mediterranean region. The locals natives commonly drink it as a tea for its medicinal reputation in alleviating ailments including diabetes mellitus. Some animal studies have supported its glucose lowering activity but the majority of these studies were uncontrolled and did not adequately assess its acute effect on blood glucose concentrations in vivo. The current study was undertaken to assess the acute glucose lowering effect of T. polium extract in vivo. We also aimed to identify some of the phytochemicals in the extract tested. A single dose of either the aqueous extract of T. polium, insulin, metformin or vehicle was injected in normoglycemic rats. Blood glucose samples were taken at set time points within the first 3.5 h of administration of each treatment. The glucose lowering potential of T. polium was compared to that of insulin and metformin. The total aqueous extract of T. polium significantly (p
