Research Article

Essential Oils Derived from Momordica charantia Seeds Exhibited Antiulcer Activity against Hydrogen Chloride/Ethanol and Indomethacin

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Microscopic evaluation of the gastric mucosa in rats induced by HCl/EtOH. (a) Rats pretreated with distilled water only. (b) Rats with HCl/EtOH and distilled water. (c) Rats with HCl/EtOH and ranitidine. (d) Rats with HCl/EtOH and 10 mg/kg of MCEO. (e) Rats with HCl/EtOH and 50 mg/kg of MCEO. (f) Rats with HCl/EtOH and 100 mg/kg of MCEO. The sections were cut parallel to the muscle layer. Red arrow indicates epithelial disruption; black arrow indicates oedema; and blue arrow indicates the erosion extending to the muscularised mucosae. H&E staining, 100x magnification.
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