In vivo gastroprotective effects of five Turkish folk remedies against ethanol-induced lesions

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 241-244

  Gürbüz, Ilhan ^a   Üstün, Osman ^a   Yeşilada, Erdem ^a   Sezik, Ekrem ^a   Akyürek, Nalan ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti ulcerogenic activity; Asphodelus aestivus; Cichorium intybus; Cytoprotective effect; Equisetum palustre; Ethanol induced gastric ulcer; Histopathology; Laurus nobilis; Viscum album ssp. album

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIULCER AGENT; ASPHODELUS AESTIVUS EXTRACT; CICHORIUM INTYBUS EXTRACT; EQUISETUM PALUSTRE EXTRACT; LAURUS NOBILIS EXTRACT; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPHODELUS AESTIVUS; CHICORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG POTENCY; EQUISETUM PALUSTRE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HERB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PROPHYLAXIS; RAT; STOMACH PAIN; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ULCEROGENESIS; VISCUM ALBUM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CYTOPROTECTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TURKEY;

EID: 0036889613     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00248-9     Document Type: Article

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