Anti-ulcerogenic properties of Quassia amara L. (Simaroubaceae) standardized extracts in rodent models

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 904-910

  García Barrantes, Pedro Manuel ^a   Badilla, Beatriz ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Anti ulcerogenic; Gastric barrier mucus; Gastric ulcer; Quassia amara L.; Quassinoids; Simaroubaceae

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; INDOMETACIN; LIGAS; LIPRO; PLANT EXTRACT; QUASSIA AMARA EXTRACT; RANITIDINE; THIOL GROUP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIULCEROGENIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSTA RICA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; NONHUMAN; QUASSIA AMARA; RAT; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMAROUBACEAE; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH MUCUS; STOMACH PH; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; INDOMETHACIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUASSIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STOMACH ULCER;

QUASSIA AMARA; RATTUS; RODENTIA; SIMAROUBACEAE;

EID: 79954421857     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.01.052     Document Type: Article

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