Antiulcer activity of water extract of Scoparia dulcis

Melánia Babincová; Kristína Schronerová; Paul Sourivong

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2008.05.001

Antiulcer activity of water extract of Scoparia dulcis

Fitoterapia. 2008 Dec;79(7-8):587-8. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2008.05.001. Epub 2008 Jun 22.

Authors

Melánia Babincová¹, Kristína Schronerová, Paul Sourivong

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biophysics, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina F1, 842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia. babincova@fmph.uniba.sk

PMID: 18621110
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2008.05.001

Abstract

Oral treatment with the water extracts of Scoparia dulcis whole aerial parts, at doses of 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg, dose dependently inhibited the indomethacin-induced gastric damages in rats.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Indomethacin / adverse effects
Phytotherapy*
Plant Components, Aerial
Plant Extracts / pharmacology
Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Scoparia / chemistry*
Stomach / drug effects*
Stomach Ulcer / chemically induced
Stomach Ulcer / prevention & control*

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Plant Extracts
Indomethacin