Anti-ulcer activity of ficus religiosa stem bark ethanolic extract in rats

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 354-359

  Khan, Mohammed Safwan Ali ^a,b   Hussain, Syed Ahmed ^c   Jais, Abdul Manan Mat ^a   Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin ^a   Khan, Mohib ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Anwarul Uloom College of Pharmacy   (India)

^c Shadan College of Pharmacy   (India)

^d MESCO College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Cold stress induced gastric ulcers; Ethanol extract; Ficus religiosa; Gastric ulcer; Indomethacin; Pylorus ligation; Stem bark; Ulcer index

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIULCER AGENT; FICUS RELIGIOSA EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; MISOPROSTOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RANITIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; FICUS RELIGIOSA; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; PYLORUS LIGATION; RAT; STOMACH ACID; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH PH; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS ULCER;

FICUS RELIGIOSA; RATTUS;

EID: 84863393036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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