CHIEN-NING HUANG2026-10-162026-10-162009-01-01Pure ID: 15064437Pure UUID: 2f4694d3-1190-409f-9ee3-79548576281710.1021/jf902143xhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/70349907931https://scholars.csmu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/33068Finger citron [Citrus medica L. var. Sarcodactylis Hort, Rutaceae] (FC) fruits, widely cultivated in Japan, the southern provinces of China and Taiwan, are commonly used as functional vegetables and preserved as sweetmeats. Previously we identified the major compounds in essential oils (% in EO) of FC fruits to be d-limonene (51.24), y-terpenene (33.71), α-pinene (3.40), and, β-pinene (2.88). Documented evidence on its insulin secretion characteristics is still lacking. In parallel to compositional analysis, we performed in vivo the safety, hypoglycemic, and antidiabetic tests in Sprague-DawleySPF rats and Wistar DIO rats respectively. By kinetic analysis on the hypoglycemic patterns of the intraperitoneal glucose tolerance (IPGTT) and the insulin-glucose tolerance tests (IGTT), its insulin secretagogue effect was confirmed. In conclusion, FC fruits that concomitantly possess insulin secretagogue and slimming effects would be very beneficial to type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.8enjournal article