Penchom PeungvichaRungravi TemsiririrkkulJeevan Kurmar PrasainYasuhiro TezukaShigetoshi KadotaSuwan S. ThirawarapanHiroshi WatanabeMahidol UniversityResearch Institute for Wakan-Yaku2018-07-042018-07-041998-08-01Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Vol.62, No.1 (1998), 79-84037887412-s2.0-0032146670https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/18632Hypoglycemic activity-guided fraction led to the isolation of the known compound, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, from Pandanus odorus Ridl. (Thai name: Toei-hom, Pandanaceae). This compound showed a hypoglycemic effect in normal rats after the oral administration of 5 mg/kg. Additionally, the compound increased serum insulin levels and liver glycogen content in normal rats.Mahidol UniversityPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4-Hydroxybenzoic acid: A hypoglycemic constituent of aqueous extract of Pandanus odorus rootArticleSCOPUS10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00061-0