Proteomic Analysis and In Vivo Studies Reveal the Potential Gastroprotective Effects of CHCl₃ and Aqueous Extracts of Ficus palmata

Table 3

Protective effect of Ficus palmata extracts: chloroform (Fp.CHCl₃), aqueous (Fp.Aq), and omeprazole against ethanol-induced gastric ulcers in rats.

Treatment	Ulcer index	% Inhibition
Saline 10 mL/kg + ethanol	10.0 ± 0.0	-
Fp.CHCl3 (50 mg/kg) + ethanol	7.8 ± 0.37	20.40
Fp.CHCl3(100 mg/kg) + ethanol	4.4 ± 0.24	55.10
Fp.CHCl3 (300 mg/kg) + ethanol	2.4 ± 0.24	75.51
Fp.Aq (50 mg/kg) + ethanol	6.2 ± 0.37	35.41
Fp.Aq (100 mg/kg) + ethanol	4.4 ± 0.24	54.16
Fp.Aq (300 mg/kg) + ethanol	2.4 ± 0.24	75
Omeprazole (20 mg/kg) + ethanol	1.4 ± 0.24	86

vs. control saline group, one-way analysis of variance followed by post hoc Tukey’s test, n = 5.