Pharmacological screening of the anti-ulcerogenic effects of some Jordanian medicinal plants in rats.
Ethanolic extracts of 18 medicinal plants traditionally used in Jordan for the treatment of gastric ulcers were evaluated for their possible anti-ulcer activity. Among the tested plants, 12 extracts lowered the severity of ethanol-induced gastric damage in rats with curative ratios ranging from 62.9 to 99.5%. The most active extract was that of Quercus coccifera, with a curative ratio of 99.5%.
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Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid.
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D000818:Animals; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts