Table 3. Effects of the biochanin A on gastric ulcer area, inhibition percentage and alcian blue binding capacity.

Animal’s group	pH	GWM (mg Alcian blue/g tissue)	Ulcer Area (mm)2	Inhibition (%)
Group1 (10%Tween 20) (ulcer control)	3.51 + ±0.04	130.05 ± 5.11	755.08 ± 20.17	-
Group 2 Omeprazole (20 mg/kg)	6.13 ±0.05*	621.18 ± 6.15*	172.45* ±19.22*	77.16%*
Group 3 Biochanin A (25 mg/kg)	4.88 ±0.04*	410.45 ± 5.22*	285.39 ± 6.86*	62.2%*
Group 4 Biochanin A (50 mg/kg)	5.78±0.06*	548.33 ± 4.16*	191.15 ±10.78*	74.68%*

Alcian blue binding capacity is defined as Gastric wall mucus (GWM).

Values expressed as mean ± S.E.M. There are no statistically significant differences between the measurements in different groups. The significant value was set at P < 0.05, compared with cancer control group.