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The effect of ethanolic leaf extract of Lasianthera africana on experimentally induced ulcer was studied in rats. The extract (1000 - 3000mg/kg) inhibited ethanol-induced, indomethacin - induced and reserpine -induced ulcer models in a dose dependent fashion. The various degrees of inhibitions were statistically significant (p<0. 01). The effect of the extract was comparable to that of the standard drugs used. Thus, Lasianthera africana extract demonstrated a good antiulcer activity which supports the antiulcer effect of this plant in traditional medicine.
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Okokon, J. E., Antia, B. S., & Umoh, E. E. (2009). Antiulcerogenic activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Lasianthera africana. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 6(2), 150–154. https://doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v6i2.57086
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