Table 1.
Effect of E. speciosa extract on HCl/ethanol-induced gastric lesions in rats.
| Treatment | Dose (mg/kg) |
N | % ulcerated surface | Ulcer index (mean ± SEM) |
Inhibition (%) |
Mucus production (mg) |
| Control | - | 6 | 11.60 | 3.92 ± 0.08 | - | 263.71 ± 13.74 |
| E. speciosa | 100 | 6 | 0.59 | 1.23 ± 0.23* | 68.62 | 274.81 ± 7.48 |
| E. speciosa | 200 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00** | 100 | 331.87 ± 20.10* |
| Cimetidine | 200 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00** | 100 | 309.99 ± 11.87 |
Statistically different, relative to control; *p<0.05; **p<0.01; N, number of rats.