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Thus, globally, the need for alternative herbal antidiabetic medicines is increasing. In the previous studies, antioxidant activities have been seen in crude extracts of M. africana leaves, which is an auspicious sign of antidiabetic property. Accordingly, this study has evaluated the antidiabetic and antidyslipidemic activities of methanolic extract of M. africana leaves. Methods. Hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic activities of the three doses (250\u2009mg\/kg, 500\u2009mg\/kg, and 1000\u2009mg\/kg) of crude methanolic extract of M. africana leaf were studied on normoglycemic, oral glucose-loaded, and alloxan-induced diabetic mice models. The effect of the extract on diabetic dyslipidemia, insulin and glycated hemoglobin levels, carbohydrate-metabolizing enzymes, and body weight was also studied in alloxan-induced diabetic mice. Glibenclamide (5\u2009mg\/kg) was used as a standard drug in all cases. Data analysis was carried out using mixed-design ANOVA. A <jats:inline-formula>\n                     <a:math xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\">\n                        <a:mi>P<\/a:mi>\n                     <\/a:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula> value of \u22640.05 was considered a statistically significant difference. Results. The methanolic extract of M. africana leaf did not show acute toxicity up to the dose of 5000\u2009mg\/kg and showed better glucose utilization in the oral glucose tolerance test. After 14\u2009days of treatment, M. africana leaf extract decreased the blood glucose level, glycated hemoglobin, glucose-6-phosphatase, and fructose-1-6-bisphosphatase in diabetic mice. In contrast, it increased hexokinase and insulin levels in diabetic mice. Moreover, weight loss and dyslipidemia profiles have been corrected significantly in diabetic mice. Conclusion. M. africana leaves showed antihyperglycemic and antidyslipidemic effects in alloxan-induced diabetic mice. 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