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 6

Ulcer healing effect of the hydro-methanol extract on indomethacin-induced ulcer (4 days of treatment).

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

NC
CE10044.655.02
CE20061.561.15
CE40075.463.35
M5a1100a1100

Values are expressed as (). 1, 2, and 3. NC = vehicle; CE100 = crude extract at 100 mg/kg; CE200 = crude extract at 200 mg/kg; CE400 = crude extract at 400 mg/kg; M5 = misoprostol at 5 μg/kg; a = compared with the negative control group. Statistical comparisons are significant at .