Carica papaya (paw-paw) unripe fruit may be beneficial in ulcer

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1268-1273

  Ezike, A C ^a   Akah, P A ^a   Okoli, C O ^a   Ezeuchenne, N A ^a   Ezeugwu, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti ulcer; Carica papaya; Gastroprotection

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTIULCER AGENT; ATROPINE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CIMETIDINE; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; INDOMETACIN; METHANOL; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEROID; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FRUIT; INTESTINE MOTILITY; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CARICA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; STOMACH ULCER;

CARICA PAPAYA; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 74349107749     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0197     Document Type: Article

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