Gastroprotective effect of Cymbopogon citratus infusion on acute ethanol-induced gastric lesions in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 173, Issue , 2015, Pages 134-138

  Sagradas, Joana ^a   Costa, Gustavo ^b   Figueirinha, Artur ^c   Castel Branco, Maria Margarida ^a,d   Silvério Cabrita, António Manuel ^e   Figueiredo, Isabel Vitória ^a,d   Batista, Maria Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cymbopogon citratus; Gastric ulcer; Gastroprotective; Infusion; Lemongrass

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; WATER; ANTIULCER AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACUTE ETHANOL INDUCED GASTRIC LESION; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DOSE RESPONSE; EXTRACT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; STOMACH LESION; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH PROTECTION; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CYMBOPOGON; DRUG EFFECTS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; STOMACH ULCER; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CYMBOPOGON; ETHANOL; GASTRIC MUCOSA; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 84938361704     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.07.001     Document Type: Article

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