Anti-ulcer activity of Centella asiatica leaf extract against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1253-1259

  Abdulla, M A ^a   Al Bayaty, F H ^b   Younis, L T ^b   Abu Hassan, M I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Centella asiatica; Cytoprotection; Gastric ulcer

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; OMEPRAZOLE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EDEMA; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; STOMACH MUCOSA INJURY; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; SUBMUCOSA;

CENTELLA ASIATICA; RATTUS;

EID: 77956222367     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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