Table 2.

Effects of Corchorus olitorius on the antioxidant activity of SOD and the MDA levels in the stomach homogenate of rats

Animals	MDA (μM/g Tissue)	SOD (U/g)
CMC (Normal control)	12.37 ± 0.64	8.49 ± 0.34
CMC (Ulcer control)	25.35 ± 1.66	3.53 ± 0.58
Omeprazole (20 mg/kg)	13.40 ± 1.35*	7.56 ± 1.12
C. olitorius (50 mg/kg)	15.13 ± 1.72*	5.14 ± 0.70
C. olitorius (100 mg/kg)	11.79 ± 1.02*	7.22 ± 1.40
C. olitorius (200 mg/kg)	7.27 ± 0.93*	15.17 ± 1.48*
C. olitorius (400 mg/kg)	4.33 ± 0.81*	20 ± 1.28*

^*P < 0.001.

All the values are expressed as the mean ± standard error of the mean. The mean difference is significant when compared with the ulcer control group. The data were analyzed using one-way anova with SPSS 20 software.

CMC, carboxymethyl cellulose; SOD, superoxide dismutase; MDA, malondialdehyde.