title: Antiulcer activity of water soaked Glycine max L. grains in aspirin induced model of gastric ulcer in Wistar rats.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Glycine max L. with Drakshasava, widely used by traditional healers as a formulation for the treatment of peptic ulcer in rural northern Karnataka in India, appears to be effective as assessed by patients and in our previously published research work of traditionally used formulation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The present study was undertaken to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the overnight water soaked G. max grains. This is one of the components of traditional formulation. The study, approved by Institutional Animal Ethics Committee was carried out in male Wistar rats after assessing its toxicity in mice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four groups of rats (n = 6 in each group) were treated with aspirin 200 mg/kg oral. In addition to aspirin control group received normal saline, standard group received 20 mg/kg omeprazole and 3(rd) and 4(th) group received G. max 250 and 500 mg/kg, respectively. All treatments were administered orally every 24 h for 7 days. After 24 hours fasting, on the 8(th) day stomach contents were aspirated under anesthesia to estimate free and total acidity. Stomachs were opened along the greater curvature to calculate ulcer index and subjected to histopathology studies.
  
  
  METHODS
  The results were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance followed-by Dunnett's post hoc test. P ≤0.05 was considered as significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The severity of aspirin induced ulceration was found significantly (P < 0.05) decreased in test groups compared with the control group. Free and total acidity was significantly reduced in 500 mg/kg treated group, compared with the control group and was inferior to omeprazole treated group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The grain of G. max was found to be effective against aspirin induced ulcers.
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre, Belgaum, India.
authors.forename: Dushyant
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Subarna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kholkute
keywords: Aspirin; Glycine max; free acidity; gastric ulcer; total acidity