aqueous (hydrophilic) and chloroform (lipophilic) extracts of nine medicinal plants currently used in traditional medicine, in egypt, to treat some gastrointestinal tract (git) disorders were tested for their gastro-protective effect against the incidence of peptic ulcer. indomethacin-induced ulcer in a rat model was used for this testing. mentha microphylla, brassica oleracea capitata (cabbage...

background: evidences show that aloe vera (a. vera), camellia sinensis, hibiscus sabdariffa and sophora alopecuroides may prevent gastric ulcer induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids). objective: to examine the protective potential of these plants against indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer in the rat. methods: saline, a. vera leaf gel powder and 70% alcoholic extracts of the o...

the aim of the study was to study the anti-ulcer activity of the methanolic extract of the leaves of capparis zeylanica linn on experimental animal models. the methanol extract of capparis zeylanica linn. leaves was investigated for anti-ulcer activity against aspirin plus pylorus ligation induced gastric ulcer in rats. hcl-ethanol induced ulcer in mice and indomethacin induced ulcer in rats at...

background: data suggest that v. arctostaphylos, b. thunbergii var. atropurpurea, e. angustifolia and l. acanthodes may prevent gastric ulcers induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids). objective: to explore the ulcer-protective potential of these plants in indomethacin-induced gastric ulcers in rats. methods: saline, hydro-alcoholic extract of each plant (100, 400, 800 mg/kg) a...

conclusions our results showed that mo extract may have a gastroprotective effect against experimental gastric ulcers in rats. the exact mechanism has not yet been determined, but it may be due to enhancing enzymatic antioxidant defenses and inhibiting lipid peroxidation. materials and methods male wistar rats (200 - 250 g) were starved for 24 hours prior to the induction of gastric ulceration ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the anti-ulcer activity of ethanol extract of leaves of Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Thwaites. MATERIALS AND METHODS The ethanol extract of Polyalthia longifolia was investigated for its anti-ulcer activity against aspirin plus pylorous ligation induced gastric ulcer in rats, HCl -Ethanol induced ulcer in mice and water immersion stress induced ulcer in rats at 300 mg/k...

AIM To estimate the age-specific prevalence of anti-ulcer drug use and to calculate the usage of different anti-ulcer drugs over 5 years within the universal health insurance program in Taiwan area. METHODS The National Health Insurance Research Database in Taipei supplied the cohort data sets of 200 000 people. The ambulatory and inpatient claims of the cohort from 1997 to 2001 were analyzed...

The Development and Assessment of a Herbal Floating Tablet for Peptic Ulcer Disease. goal creating herbal floating tablet is to extend the drugs duration in gastrointestinal tract. This will increase bioavailability result greater absorption than with convectional dose form. Due its gastro-retentive feature, medicine remains at site inflammation longer amount time, resulting more targeted actio...

BACKGROUND Peptic ulcer etiology has been changing because of H. pylori decline. OBJECTIVES To estimate peptic ulcer prevalence in 10 years-interval and compare the association with H. pylori and use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Methods Records assessment in two periods: A (1997-2000) and B (2007-2010), searching for peptic ulcer, H. pylori infection and non-steroidal anti-inflam...

extract of echinops persicus is traditionally used for a long time in iran for treatment of cough and constipation. this extract is produced by activity of bug (situphilus spp.) on the plant. we documented its anti-tussive effect in rats in our previous study.the aim of this study was to assess the anti-ulcer effect of echinops persicus in an animal model. in this study we evaluated anti-ulcer ...