Gum arabic is used throughout the world for various purposes including food additive and pharmaceutical excipient. The present study was undertaken to determine the effect of gum arabic on gastric ulcers in rats. The influence of gum arabic on the antiulcer activity of ranitidine, a known antiulcer drug was also evaluated. The antiulcer study was carried out in acetic acid induced chronic gastr...

An ethanol extract of Pipal has been studied for its ability to inhibit gastric acidity and to protect gastric mucosa against the injuries caused by pyloric ligation, acetyl salicylic acid and cytodestructing agents (80% ethanol, 06M Hcl and 0.2 M Hcl) in rats. The results of this study demonstrate that ethanol extract of papal has significant effects on various experimentally induced ulcers. I...

Ulcers were introduced in 36 hrs fasted albino rats of either sex by aspirin plus pylorus ligation, aspirin, and ethanol treatment. Each induction model had four groups namely control, test and standard. In each model of ulcer induction, group that was pre dosed with the ethanolic extract of leaves of Sida cordifolia showed a considerable degree of antiulcer activity in comparison to positive c...