Evaluation of free radical scavenging and antiulcer potential of methanolic extract of benincasa hispida seeds

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 596-604

  Gill, N S ^a   Dhiman, K ^a   Sharma, P ^a   Bajwa, J ^a   Sood, S ^a   Sharma, P D ^b   Singh, B ^c   Bali, M ^a  

^a I K GUJRAL PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Benincasa hispida; Nsaid; Pyloric ligation; Ulcer index; Water immersion stress

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIULCER AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BENINCASA HISPIDA EXTRACT; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; FREE RADICAL; METHANOL; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; RANITIDINE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BENINCASA HISPIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PYLORUS; RAT; STOMACH PH; STOMACH ULCER; STOMACH VOLUME;

BENINCASA HISPIDA; RATTUS;

EID: 79958833172     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.596.604     Document Type: Article

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