Research Article

Evaluation of In Vivo Antiulcer Activity of Hydro-Methanol Extract and Solvent Fractions of the Stem Bark of Ficus thonningii (Moraceae) on Rodent Models

Table 4

Effect of hydro-methanol and solvent fractions on ethanol-induced ulcer model (single dose).

TreatmentUlcer score (US)Reduction in US (%)Ulcer index (UI)Reduction in UI (%)

NC
CE20060.759.1
CF20030.943.76
AF20030.959.0
M570.24a173.34

Values are expressed as (). 1, 2, and 3. NC = vehicle; CE200 = crude extract at 200 mg/kg; CF200 = chloroform fraction at 200 mg/kg; AF200 = aqueous fraction at 200 mg/kg; M5 = misoprostol at 5 μg/kg; a = compared with NC (95% CI). Statistical comparisons are significant at .