Application of butterfly Pea Leaves Extract on Diabetic Patient

Abstract

Patients with Diabetes Mellitus have been expanding every year due to thepopulation growth, urbanization, aging, and increasing prevalence of obesity. Butterfly Pea Leaf (BPL) also known as Clitoria ternatea L. has been investigated for having anti hyperglycemic activity toward the blood glucose level of alloxan-diabetic mice. The present study was conducted to produce sachets containing powder product from BPL extract through spray-drying method in order to increase convenience of storage and distribution process. Maltodextrin become a parameter in spray-drying method. Based on preliminary research, the most suitable concentration of maltodextrin was 10%. Sachets from BPL extract were distributed to 10 diabetic patients from Puskesmas Pulo Armin, Bogor. All patients were treated by sachets from BPL extract for around five months. The treatment shows the decreasing level of blood glucose from diabetic patients as well as it could keep the blood glucose level remain stable in normal range without leading to hypoglycemia.