Physalis minima Linn. (Family  Solanaceae) is commonly known as Ground Cherry or Sunberry. It is traditionally used as diuretic, purgative, analgesic, anthelmentic, febrifuge, vermifuge, abortificient, etc. Many steroidal lactones have been identified from the plant and it has been reported to possess antifertility, hypoglycemic, cytotoxic, antiulcer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, analgesi...

glycyrrhiza glabra l. is used in folk medicine for treatment of stomach disorders includingpeptic ulcers. the hydroalcoholic extract of glycyrrhiza glabra l. (hegg) was evaluated forantiulcerogenic activity and acute toxicity profile in mice. various doses of hegg (50-200mg/kg) were administered orally to animals of different groups. omeprazole and cimetidine atdoses of 30 and 100 mg/kg were us...

The results of earlier studies by my team of researchers demonstrated the wide spectrum of in vivo gastro-protective effects of the methanol extract of Cassia singueana leaves (MECSL) in rats. The crude extract exhibited profound potency against experimentally-induced ulcerative lesions in various gastric ulcer induction models (pyloric ligation/histamine, indomethacin and ethanol-mediated stom...

Glycyrrhiza glabra L. is used in folk medicine for treatment of stomach disorders including peptic ulcers. The hydroalcoholic extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (HEGG) was evaluated for antiulcerogenic activity and acute toxicity profile in mice. Various doses of HEGG (50-200 mg/kg) were administered orally to animals of different groups. Omeprazole and cimetidine at doses of 30 and 100 mg/kg wer...

In this study, water extract of nettle (Urtica dioica L.) (WEN) was studied for antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiulcer and analgesic properties. The antioxidant properties of WEN were evaluated using different antioxidant tests, including reducing power, free radical scavenging, superoxide anion radical scavenging, hydrogen peroxide scavenging, and metal chelating activities. WEN had powerful an...

AIM To study the effect of bromophenacyl bromide (BPB), a phospholipase A2 inhibitor on gastric secretion and to protect chemically induced gastric and duodenal ulcers in rats. METHODS Acid secretion studies were undertaken in pylorus-ligated rats with BPB treatment (0, 5, 15 and 45 mg/kg). Gastric and duodenal lesions in the rats were induced by ethanol and cysteamine respectively. The level...

OBJECTIVES The antiulcer activity of Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. fruit was evaluated in rats against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal damage, pylorus ligated (PL) gastric ulcers, and cold restraint-stress (CRS)-induced gastric ulcer models. METHODS Petroleum ether and methanol extracts were administrated orally at the dose of 300 mg/kg, and omeprazole (reference standard) at the dose of 2...