• DOI:10.4314/AJBR.V13I2
Corpus ID: 71018081

Antiulcerogenic Activity of Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Croton Zambesicus Muell. Arg

@article{Okokon2011AntiulcerogenicAO,
  title={Antiulcerogenic Activity of Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Croton Zambesicus Muell. Arg},
  author={J. Okokon and Uwem F Umoh and J. Udobang and Emmanuel I. Etim},
  journal={African Journal of Biomedical Research},
  year={2011},
  volume={13},
  pages={119-123}
}

J. Okokon, Uwem F Umoh, +1 author Emmanuel I. Etim

Published 2011

Biology, Medicine

African Journal of Biomedical Research

Croton zambesicus Muell. Arg. is often used in traditional medicine by Ibibios of Niger Delta region of Nigeria for the treatment of several diseases including gastrointestinal disorders especially ulcer. The antiulcer activity of the ethanolic extract of the crude leaf extract was investigated against indomethacin, ethanol and histamine – induced ulcer models in rats. The crude leaf extract of Croton zambesicus (200 – 600mg/kg) significantly (p<0.001) inhibited ulcers produced by the… CONTINUE READING

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