3 结果
Entandrophragma angolense is a medicinal plant used in folk medicine against several diseases including peptic ulcer. Methyl angolensate was isolated from E. angolense by recrystallization from methanol. The needle-like crystals were characterized and tested on isolated rabbit jejunum, guinea pig
An aqueous extract of Entandrophragma utile bark was shown to be efficacious in preventing experimental ethanol-induced ulcers in rats. A therapeutic dose equivalent to 50 g/kg of bark orally caused total protection without lethality in the animals employed. The formation of a protective pellicle
OBJECTIVE
The reduction of aggressive factors such as gastric acid is considered a key target of gastrointestinal protection. We investigated the antisecretory effect of the aqueous bark extract of E. utile, a Nigerian traditional medicinal preparation used for ulcers.
METHODS
Male rats were