The main constituents of the ethanol extract of Pyrenacantha staudtii leaves were identified to be triterpenoid saponins and orally this extract was shown to protect rats from developing gastric ulcers induced by various experimental models: drugs (indomethacin, serotonin), cold-restraint stress and
The antiulcer activity of an aqueous extract of Pyrenacantha staudtii was studied in rats and was compared with that of cimetidine. Ulcers were induced in rats by means of various experimental models: aspirin, indomethacin, serotonin and reserpine. The extract was found to have significant antiulcer
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