Gastroprotective Effects of Aqueous Extract of Adansonia digitata Leaf on Ethanol-Induced Ulceration in Rats
| Author(s) : | Umar I.A. A.I. Augustine Y. Karumi, |
| Publisher : | N/A |
| Publication Date : | 2008 |
| ISSN : | N/A |
| Abstract : | Aqueous extract of Adansonia digitata inhibit ethanol-induced gastric ulceration in rats. Oral pretreatment with Adansania digitata (150-600 mg kg-1) caused significant dose-dependent increase both in preventive ratio and percentage ulcer reduction. This effect might in part be due to its astringent, flavanoids and anti-oxidant properties earlier reported., |