Gastroprotective activity of Polygonum chinense aqueous leaf extract on ethanol-induced hemorrhagic mucosal lesions in rats

• Main Authors: Abdulla, Mahmood Ameen, Ismail, I.F., Golbabapour, S., Hassandarvish, P., Hajrezaie, M., Majid, Nazia Abdul, Kadir, F.A., Al-Bayaty, F., Awang, K., Hazni, H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10557/1/Gastroprotective_activity_of_Polygonum_chinense.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10557/; https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/404012
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Polygonum chinense is aMalaysian ethnic plant with various healing effects. This study was to determine preventive effect of aqueous leaf extract of P. chinense against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats. Sprague Dawley rats were divided into seven groups. The normal and ulcer control gr...