title: Studies on the anti-ulcerogenic activity of Astronium urundeuva Engl. II. Aqueous extract.
abstract: The effects of the aqueous extract of Astronium urundeuva Engl. on aspirin and restraint plus histamine-induced ulceration in rats are described. The extract significantly inhibited aspirin-induced gastric lesions as well as restraint plus histamine-induced ulceration in rats.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Viana
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gadelha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001241:Aspirin; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D006632:Histamine; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012149:Restraint, Physical
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D006632:Histamine; D001241:Aspirin