Evaluation of Antiulcer Activity of Picrasma Quassioides Bennett Aqueous Extract in Rodents
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The present study was focused to evaluate the protective activity of the Picrasma quassioides (PQ) whole plant aqueous extract against aspirin-pylorus ligation, HCl-ethanol and water immersion stress induced ulcers. In the present study aspirin-pylorus ligation induced gastric ulcer was adopted to screen the antisecretory activity of plant extract. PQ extract produced 64.63% ulcer inhibition at 400mg/kg body weight, when compared to that of standard (ranitidine, 50mg/kg) which produced 68.52% ulcer inhibition. In HCl-ethanol induced ulcer model 400mg/kg body weight of PQ produced 72.24% ulcer inhibition when compared that of standard (sucralfate, 100mg/kg) which produced 75.01% ulcer inhibition. In water immersion-stress induced ulcer model 400mg/kg body weight of PQ, produced 84.11% ulcer inhibition when compared to that of standard (omeprazole, 20mg/kg) which produced 82.17% ulcer inhibition. PQ showed significant percentage of ulcer inhibition in the three models tested. The glycosides which are present in the aqueous extract could be responsible for their antiulcer properties.
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