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. 2013 Aug 26;2013:136932. doi: 10.1155/2013/136932

Table 2.

Pharmacological activities attributed to antipeptic ulcer activity of edible fruits and spices used in TIM for the management of this disease.

Plant Part/extract Active constituent Model Species Result Reference
Amygdalus communis Powdered fruit In vitro Antacid [10]
Hull and shell/methanol extract In vitro Antioxidant [11]
Defatted seed/80% acetone extract and its fractions In vitro Antioxidant [12]
Nut/oil Open wound Rat Wound healing [13]
Amygdalin Ethanol-induced GU Rat ↓GU, gastric secretion and inflammatory agents: TNF-α and NO [14]

Berberis vulgaris Fruit/ethanol, methanol and water extract In vitro Antioxidant [15]
Berberine In vitro ↑NO in intestinal endothelium cell [16]
Berberine In vitro Anti-H.  pylori [17]
Fruit/water extract Broiler chicken Improvement of intestinal mucosal morphology [18]
Berberine Ethanol-induced GU Mouse ↓GU, ↑eNOS, and ↓iNOS mRNA expressions [19]
Berberine Indomethacin-induced small intestinal injury Mouse ↓Intestinal injury, ↑adenosine of intestinal tissue [20]
Berberine Acute toxicity Mouse Induction of GU [21]

Cornus mas Fruit/methanol extract In vitro Antioxidant [22]

Cornus  controversa, C. macrophylla, and C. walteri Leaf/methanol extract In vitro Anti-H. pylori [23]

Cucurbita pepo Seed Triterpenoids In vitro Antioxidant [24]
Ripe fruit pulp/aqueous extract Aspirin-induced GU and DU Rat ↓GU and DU, ↑mucosal thickness, and ↑alkaline phosphatase enzyme in stomach and duodenum tissue [25]
Seed Triterpenoids Pyloric ligation-, water immersion stress-, and indomethacin-induced GU Rat ↓GU in all models, ↓gastric secretion, and ↓free and total acidity of gastric juice [24]

Cydonia  vulgaris syn. C. oblonga Pulp, peel, and seed/methanol extracts In vitro Antioxidant [26]
Fruits/phenolic extract In vitro Antioxidant [27]
Fruits/phenolic extract Ethanol-induced GU Rat ↓GU [27]
Seed/mucilage Toxin-induced skin lesions Rabbit Healing activity on toxin-induced lesion [28]
Fruits juice/70% ethanol extract In vitro Anti-H. pylori activity [29]

Malus domestica Fruit juice and flavonoids rich extract In vitro Antioxidant [30]
Fruit/methanol extract Catechin and chlorogenic acid In vitro ↓Gastric endothelial cell injury caused by xanthine-xanthine oxidase and indomethacin, ↑antioxidant activity, and ↓lipid peroxidation [31]
Fruit peel/polyphenol-rich extract In vitro Anti-H. pylori, inhibition of H. pylori-caused oxidant and free radical production, and bacterial toxin vacuolation and adhesion to tissues [32]
Fruit/juice and flavonoids extract HCl/ethanol-induced GU Rat ↓GU, ↓MPO activity in gastric tissue [30]
Fruit/methanol extract Indomethacin-induced PU Rat ↓PU, ↓lipid peroxidation and oxidative agents in gastric tissue [31]
Peel/polyphenol-rich extract H. pylori infection Mouse Suppression of H. pylori-associated gastritis, inflammation and MDA levels in gastric tissue [33]
Fruit/polyphenol extract Aspirin-induced and pylorus ligation-induced GU Rat ↓GU in both models, no effect on gastric juice secretion, inhibition of aspirin-induced lipid peroxidation, and ↓COX2 and HB-EGF mRNA and protein over expression [34]
Fruit/polyphenol extract Ethanol-induced GU Rat ↑GU [35]

Morus alba Cyanidin-3-Oglucoside In vitro Improvement of endothelial dysfunction [36]
Leaf/water and 80% ethanol extracts In vitro Anti-H. pylori, antioxidant [37]
Fruit/ethyl acetate soluble fraction Stress-induced GU Rat ↓GU, ↓oxidative stress in tissue [38]
Leaf/ethanol extract Ethanol-induced GU Rat ↓GU [35]

Myristica fragrans Seed/methanol extract In vitro Anti-H. pylori [39]
Aril of seed Dihydroguaiaretic acid In vitro Anti-H. pylori [40]
Aril of seed/acetone extract and its lignans rich fraction Lignans In vitro Antioxidant [41]
Seed Carbachol-induced gastric secretion Rabbit ↓Gastric secretion, ↓free and total acidity of gastric juice [42]
Fruits in a polyherbal formulation Pylorus ligation-induced GU Rat ↓GU, suppression of gastric hypersecretion [43]

Myristica  malabarica Fruit rind/methanol extract Indomethacin-induced GU Mouse ↑GU healing, ↑PGE2 synthesis, and ↑angiogenesis by ↑pro-angiogenics: VEGF and EGF [44]
Fruit rind/methanol extract Indomethacin-induced GU Mouse ↑Ulcer healing, ↑eNOS and ↓iNOS expressions, and balance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines [45]
Fruits rind/methanol extract Procyanidins Indomethacin-induced GU Mouse ↑GU healing, ↑mucin content, and ↓lipid peroxidation and ↑antioxidant activity of gastric tissue [46]

Myristica andamanica Leaf/methanol extract Excision wound Mouse Wound healing activity [47]

Oryza sativa Rice bran/methanol extract Anthocyanins, α-tocopherol, and γ-oryzanol In vitro Antioxidant [48]
Fluid from unpolished and polished raw rice and popularly cooked Japanese rice In vitro Anti-H. pylori [49]
Bran oil Stress-induced GU Rat ↓GU, ↓stress-induced acid secretion, and ↓basal and stimulated acid secretion [50]
Cooked fruit Intestinal secretion assay Guinea pigs ↓Intestinal secretion, ↓response of intestinal crypt cells to cAMP [51]
Stored rice bran oil, fresh rice bran diet Pylorus ligated ulcer Rat ↑Ulcer by stored rice bran oil, ↓ulcer by fresh rice bran diet [52]
Rice diet Pylorus ligated ulcer Rat ↓Gastric secretion, ↓mucin activity, and ↑ulcer severity [53]

Phoenix dactylifera Fruit/methanol-water extract In vitro Antioxidant [54]
Seed/oil In vitro Antioxidant [55]
Fruit and pit/aqueous and ethanol extracts Ethanol-induced GU Rat ↓GU, ↑gastric mucin, ↓histamine in the gastric mucosa, and ↓gastrin in plasma [56]

Phyllanthus emblica Fruit Phenolic compounds In vitro Antioxidant [57]
Fruit/ethanol extract In vitro Anti-H. pylori [58]
Fruit/ethanol extract Excision wound Rat ↑Wound healing, collagen function improvement, and ↑antioxidant enzymes: SOD, GSH, and GPx [59]
Fruit/polar solvent extract Indomethacin-GU Rat ↓GU, ↑antioxidant activity, and cytoprotective activity: ↑mucus and hexosamine [60]
Fruit/gallic acid enriched ethanol extract Indomethacin-induced GU Mouse ↑GU healing, ↑PGE2, and ↑proangiogenesis factors: VEGF, EGF, von Willebrand Factor VIII, and ↑eNOS/iNOS ratio [61]
Fruit/juice and methanol extract Ethanol-, indomethacin-, and histamine-induced GU Rat ↓GU in all models, ↓intraluminal bleeding, and ↑GSH of mucus [62]
Gallic acid enriched ethanol extract Indomethacin-induced GU Mouse ↑GU healing, proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines regulation, antioxidant activity, and ↓lipid peroxidation [63]

Punica granatum Fruit peel/aqueous extract In vitro ↓Acetylcholine-induced contractions, ↓spontaneous movement of the isolated rat ileum [64]
Fruit peel/methanol extract In vitro Anti-H. pylori [65]
Fruit peel/methanol extract Excision wound Guinea pig ↑Wound healing, ↑collagen, DNA, and tissue proteins [66]
Fruit peel/aqueous extract Ethanol-induced GU Rat ↓GU, ↓gastric acidity [67]
Fruit peel/methanol extract Aspirin- and ethanol-induced GU Rat ↓GU in both models, ↑catalase, ↑GSH, ↑GPx, ↑SOD, and ↓lipid peroxidation [68]
Fruit Tannins Water immersion stress-, pylorus ligation-, and intragastric absolute ethanol-induced ulcer Rat ↓Lipid peroxidation, ↑NO, ↑GPx, ↑SOD in gastric mucosa, and ↑secretion of adherent mucus and free mucus [69]

Rhus coriaria Fruit/ethanol extract In vitro Anti-H. pylori [70]
Fruit/aqueous extract Gallic acid In vitro Antioxidant activity, ↓oxidative stress, and ↓lipid peroxidation in rat isolated hepatocytes [71]
Fruit/methanol extract In vitro ↓lipid peroxidation, Antioxidant activity [72]

Vitis vinifera Seed/various extract In vitro Antioxidant [73]
Fruit skin and seed/various extract In vitro Anti-H. pylori [74]
Fruit/hydroalcoholic extract In vitro Anti-H. pylori [75]
Fruit juice Resveratrol In vitro Anti-H. pylori [76]
Fruit juice Resveratrol In vitro Anti-H. pylori, ↓ROS, ↓inflammatory agents, and improvement of gastric mucosal cell morphological changes induced by H. pylori [77]
Seed/proanthocyanidin extract Resveratrol Acute and chronic water-immersion restraint stress-induced gastric and intestinal oxidative injury Rat ↓GU and DU, ↓lipid peroxidation, and ↓gastric and duodenal membrane microviscosity [78]
Seed/low and high flavanol content extract, procyanidins extract Ethanol/HCl-induced GU Rat ↓GU, radical scavenging activity, and procyanidins binding ability to stomach surface protein which result in ↑defense activity of gastric membrane [79]
Seed/proanthocyanidin rich extract Aspirin- and ethanol-induced GU Rat ↓Ulcer in both models, ↓lipid peroxidation more than Vit E and Vit C [80]
Seed/proanthocyanidin extract Excision wound Mouse ↑Wound healing, ↑angiogenesis activity and factor: VEGF, and ↑antioxidant function of tissue [81]
Resveratrol Aspirin-induced GU Rat 2 mg/Kg: ↑GU healing, ↓MPO, ↑COX1, ↑PGE2, ↑eNOS, and ↑angiogenesis; 10 mg/Kg: ulcerogenic [82]

cAMP: adenosine 3′5′-cyclic monophosphate; COX: cyclooxygenase; DU: duodenal ulcer; EGF: epidermal growth factor; eNOS: endothelial NO synthase; GPx: glutathione peroxidase; GSH: glutathione; GU: gastric ulcer; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; HB-EGF: heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor; iNOS: inducible NO synthase; MDA: malondialdehyde; MPO: myeloperoxidase; NO: nitric oxide; PGE2: prostaglandin E2; PU: peptic ulcer; ROS: reactive oxygen species; SOD: superoxide dismutase; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-alpha; and VEGF: vascular EGF.