TABLE 3.

Protective effect of brucine and omeprazole against ethanol-induced gastric ulcer in rats.

Treatment (mg/kg)	Ulcer index (UI)	% Inhibition
Saline (10 ml/kg)	0 ± 0	_
Ethanol (1 mL/100 g)	10 ± 0.00###	0
Brucine (1 mg/kg) + ethanol (1 mL/100 g)	2 ± 0.93∗∗∗	80
Brucine (3 mg/kg) + ethanol (1 mL/100 g)	2 ± 0.31∗∗∗	80
Omeprazole (20 mg/kg) + ethanol (1 mL/100 g)	1 ± 0.13∗∗∗	90

^### p < 0.001 compared to the control saline group; ^∗∗∗ p < 0.001 vs. the ethanol group. One-way analysis of variance followed by post hoc Tukey’s test, ± SEM (n = 5).