Antiulcerogenic effects and possible mechanism of action of Quassia amara (L. Simaroubaceae) extract and its bioactive principles in rats

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Raji, Yinusa ^a   Oloyede, Ganiyat Kehinde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

2 methoxycanthin 6 one; Gastric acid; Gastric ulceration; Quassia amara; Quassin; Rat

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYCANTHIN 6 ONE; ALKALOID; ANTIULCER AGENT; CIMETIDINE; HISTAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPRANOLOL; QUASSIA AMARA EXTRACT; QUASSINOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2-METHOXYCANTHIN-6-ONE; CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; INDOMETACIN; QUASSIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUASSIA AMARA; RAT; SIMAROUBACEAE; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; STOMACH MUCOSA LESION; STOMACH PH; STOMACH ULCER; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUASSIA; SECRETION (PROCESS); STOMACH ACID; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CARBOLINES; CIMETIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GASTRIC ACID; HISTAMINE; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUASSIA; QUASSINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 84897366392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v9i1.16     Document Type: Article

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