title: Pharmacological screening of the anti-ulcerogenic effects of some Jordanian medicinal plants in rats.
abstract: 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%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alkofahi
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Atta
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts