Open AccessLANTANA CAMARA: A POTENT INFLUENTIAL FACTOR IN IMPROVING THE GASTRIC MUCOSA OF WISTAR RATS RAVAGED BY ULCER
Author(s) -
Gabriel D. Edem,
Kingsley A. Okon,
Sarah I. Essien,
Eno-obong I. Bassey
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biological and clinical sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2958-4728
pISSN - 2708-2261
DOI - 10.54112/bcsrj.v2021i1.66
Subject(s) - lantana camara , medicine , omeprazole , aspirin , gastric mucosa , gastroenterology , traditional medicine , drug , pharmacology , stomach , biology , botany
Over the years, traditional medicine has been used to treat various degrees and forms of ailment with significant positive therapeutic outcomes. We designed this research to ascertain the use of Lantana camara as a potent factor in improving gastric ulcer caused by the administration of aspirin in Wistar rats. 250mg/kg of the extract was used to evaluate the anti-ulcer capacity of the plant extract. The omeprazole was used as a standard drug (20mg/kg). It was found that the Gastric mucosa was significantly improved after the administration of 250mg/kg of the extract after aspirin-induced ulcer. The present study justifies the traditional usage of this plant to treat the gastric ulcer.