Review Article

A Review on Antiulcer Activity of Few Indian Medicinal Plants

Table 1

Ulcer protective effect of some active constituents isolated from herbal drugs.

Medicinal plantsActive constituentsChemical structure

Mangifera indica [52]Mangiferin
519590.tab.001 Mangiferin C19H18O11

Azadirachta indica [29]Nimbidin
519590.tab.002 Nimbidin C30H36O9

Ocimum sanctum [64]Fixed oil eugenol
519590.tab.003 Eugenol C10H12O2

Annona squamosa [26]Tannic acid
519590.tab.004 Tannins C76H52O46

Mimosa pudica [54]Alkaloid mimosine
519590.tab.005 Mimosine C8H10N2O4

Terminalia chebula [86]Tannins, gallic acid, chebulinic acid, and sorbitol
519590.tab.006 Chebulinic acid C41H32O27

Ficus religiosa [43]Flavonoids-Naringenin
519590.tab.007 Naringenin C15H12O5

Carica papaya [39]Chymopapain and papain
519590.tab.008 Papain

Aegle marmelos [20]Luvangetin
519590.tab.009 Luvangetin C15H14O4

Moringa oleifera [57]Quercetin, beta sitosterol, and beta carotene
519590.tab.0010 Quercetin C15H10O7

Psidium guajava [74]Quercetin, guaijaverin, and flavonoids
519590.tab.0011 Guaijaverin C20H18O11

Sesbania grandiflora [78]Tannins and saponins
519590.tab.0012 Saponins C53H90O22

Shorea robusta [80]Ursolic acid and amyrin
519590.tab.0013 Ursolic acid C30H48O3

Allium sativum [22]Alliin and allicin
519590.tab.0014 Allicin and alliin C6H11NO3S

Aloe vera [24]Barbaloin, isobarbolin, and Saponins
519590.tab.0015 Barbaloin C21H22O9