Abstract

ANTI PEPTIC ULCER ACTIVITY OF THELEAVES OF Amaranthus spinosus L. IN RATS

Author(s): DEBIPRASAD GHOSH, PRASENJIT MITRA, TANAYA GHOSH AND PRASANTA KUMAR MITRA

Anti   peptic  ulcer  activity  of  the leaves of Amaranthus spinosus L.,  a  plant  of  Eastern  Himalaya,  was  studied  in  peptic ulcer  models  in  rats.  Gastric and duodenal ulcers were induced by ethanoland cysteamine respectively.  Results were compared with omeprazole, a known drug for peptic ulcer. It wasfound out that theleaves of Amaranthus spinosus L.  exerted  anti  peptic  ulcer  activity  against  ethanol  and  cysteamine   induced  peptic  ulcerations  but  the  activity  was   less  than  that  of  omeprazole.

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