用火绒草水煎剂30g/kg给小鼠灌胃10d,可以降低正常小鼠的血糖,对四氧嘧啶引起的小鼠糖尿病有预防及治疗作用,并可对抗肾上腺素或葡萄糖引起的血糖升高。

A decoction of Leontopodium leontopodioides at a dose of 30 g/kg·dX10,ig,lowered blood glucose level in normal mice. The decoction was also found to be effective for the prevention and treatment of alloxan induced diabetic mice. The elevation of blood glucose level caused by adrenaline or glucose was antagonized re-spectively.