. 2015 Sep 3;15:304. doi: 10.1186/s12906-015-0831-0

Table 1.

Effect of methanol extract on gastric secretion volume, pH, acid-output and ulcer index against indomethacin-pylorus ligation induced ulcer in rats

Treatment	Gastric secretion (Mean ± SEM)			Ulcer index (mm) Mean ± SEM	% of ulcer protection
Treatment	Volume (ml)	pH	Acid output (Eq/100 g/4 h)	Ulcer index (mm) Mean ± SEM	% of ulcer protection
Group 1 (5 ml distilled water/kg)	2.114±0.13	2.80±0.01	2.80±0.01	2.850±0.07	-
Group 2 Indomethacin (25 mg/kg)	9.280±0.09^ααα	1.07±0.01^ααα	24.47±2.28^ααα	39.12±0.81^ααα	-
Group3 MeOH PF (100 mg/kg)	4.296±0.11^***	2.51±0.02^***	10.99±0.11^***	10.57±0.15^***	72.98
Group 4 MeOH PF (200 mg/kg)	2.670±0.21^***	2.71±0.71^***	7.62±0.14^***	8.38±0.05^***	78.58
Group5 Ranitidine (10 mg/kg)	2.426±0.52^***	2.89±0.03^***	5.30±0.31^***	6.69±0.06^***	82.89

MeOH PF= methanol extract of Paederia foetida; n=5; Data = Mean±SEM; ^ααα P<0.001 (G1 Vs G2); ^*** P<0.001, (Group 2 Vs Group 3, 4 & 5)