Figure 3.

Anti-ulcer activity of 70% alcoholic extract of above ground of C. conglomerates; (A) normal control showing stomach mucosa with intact surface mucosal epithelium and no lesion appeared; (B) stomach mucosa of an ulcer group showing severe disruption of the surface epithelium and necrotic lesions mucosa with inflammatory cells infiltration and hemorrhage as well; (C) stomach mucosa of rat treated with 25 mg/kg. b.w of 70% alcoholic C. conglomeratus extract showing mild mucosal surface erosion mild disruption to the surface epithelium mucosa with no edema and no leucocytes infiltration of the submucosal layer; (D) stomach mucosa of treated with 50 mg/kg. b.w of 70% alcoholic C. conglomeratus extract showing mild erosion; (E) mucosa of group treated with 100 mg/kg. b.w of 70% alcoholic C. conglomeratus extract shows intact surface mucosal epithelium and no lesion appeared; (F) mucosa of group treated with Ranitidine showing mild erosion of mucosa. The scale bar length is 200 µm.