THE GASTROPROTECTIVE AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFECT OF BELLIS PERENNIS L. (ASTERACEAE) EXTRACTS
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| Title | THE GASTROPROTECTIVE AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFECT OF BELLIS PERENNIS L. (ASTERACEAE) EXTRACTS |
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| Abstract | Bellis perennis is used in Turkish folk medicine against various diseases including peptic ulcer [1-2]. In order to confirm the claimed activity on peptic ulcer, aqueous and methanol extracts were prepared from the aerial parts of the material. Both extracts were tested for their anti-ulcerogenic potential on the ethanol-induced gastric ulcer model using rats. The aqueous and methanol extracts were administered orally at 1100 and 600 mg/kg doses, respectively, where both extracts demonstrated significant anti-ulcerogenic activity statistically (p |
| Publisher | African Ethnomedicines Network |
| Date | 2009-06-07 |
| Source | African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative medicines (AJTCAM) ABSTRACTS OF THE WORLD CONGRESS ON MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS, CAPE TOWN NOVEMBER 2008 |
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