title: Antiulcer activity of Vernonia kotschyana sch. bip.
abstract: Vernonia root is a herbal remedy used in Mali folk medicine for treatment of gastritis and gastroduodenal ulcer. The clinical trial conducted in Mali on a small number of patients gave encouraging results. In our studies, the aqueous extract of Vernonia, administered before or after an ulcerogenous agent, reduces the number and severity of ethanol-induced ulcers. The extract does not produce changes in volume, pH and total acid output in pyloric-ligated animals.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaco-Biological Department, School of Pharmacy, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Germano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Pasquale
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Iauk
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Galati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keita
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanogo