Patent ID: 9655941
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P

Claim:
1. A method for treating diabetes comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a centipede grass ( Eremochloa ophiuroides ) extract, wherein the extract is prepared by a method comprising the steps of: (a) extracting centipede grass leaves with methanol to produce a methanol extract, (b) concentrating the methanol extract and suspending it in water to produce a suspension, (c) adding n-hexane to the suspension to yield a soluble layer and a water layer, then discarding the soluble layer, (d) combining the water layer with ethyl acetate to produce an ethyl acetate fraction, and (e) mixing the ethyl acetate fraction with 50-70% methanol to obtain a mixture, and subjecting the mixture to column chromatography to obtain the centipede grass extract.