Review Article

The Great Healing Potential Hidden in Plant Preparations of Antioxidant Properties: A Return to Nature?

Table 18

The protective effects of plant origin materials in animal models of gastric ulcers.

ReferencePlant preparation, dose, way, time of treatment, and animalsInducing factor and negative effectsProtective effects of plant preparationEffects of plant per se

Rtibi et al. [135]Ceratonia siliqua L. pod aqueous extract
Pretreatment, 500, 1000, and 2000 mg/kg, b.w., p.o., during 15 days
Male Wistar rats, 220–250 g
Ethanol
4 g/kg, b.w., p.o., one dose
Ulcer index ↑
Ulcer mucus volume ↓
Stomach mucosa: MDA, H2O2 ↑, -SH groups, SOD, CAT, GPx ↓
Ulcer index: (++ all doses, a decrease along with an increased dose)
Ulcer mucus volume: (++ 500 and 1000, +++ 2000)
Stomach mucosa: SOD, CAT (++ 500 and 1000, +++ 2000); MDA (++ 500 and 1000, +++ 2000); H2O2, -SH groups, GPx (0 500, ++ 1000, +++ 2000)
Not studied

Chanda et al. [45]Paederia foetida L. leaf methanol extract
100, 200 mg/kg b.w./day, for 4 days
Wistar rats, 150-180 g
Indomethacin-pylorus ligation induced ulcer
Indomethacin 25 mg/kg, s.c., once daily for 4 days + surgical procedure on the 4th day
Gastric secretion: volume, acid output ↑, pH ↓
Ulcer index: ↑
Gastric secretion: volume and acid output (++ both doses), pH (++ 100, +++ 200)
Ulcer index: (++ both doses)
Not studied

Sabiu et al. [136]Spondias mombin and Ficus exasperata leaf aqueous extracts
Pretreatment
100 or 200 mg/kg b.w., p.o., for 21 days
Wistar rats, about 180 g
Indomethacin-induced gastric ulceration, a single dose of 30 mg/kg b.w., p.o.
Ulcer index: ↑
Gastric secretion: acid output ↑, pH ↓
Stomach: MDA ↑, SOD ↓
Gastric juice: pepsin activity ↑, mucin content ↓
Ulcer index: (++ both doses of both extracts)
% ulcer inhibition: (++ both doses of both extracts)
Gastric secretion: acid output and pH (++ both doses of both extracts)
Ficus exasperata
Stomach: MDA, SOD (++ both doses)
Gastric juice: pepsin, mucin (++ both doses)
Spondias mombin
Stomach: MDA, SOD (++ both doses)
Gastric juice: pepsin, mucin (++ both doses)
The higher doses showed better beneficial effects
200 mg/kg b.w. only studied, slight effects
Gastric secretion: acid output ↑, pH ↓
Gastric juice: mucin content ↓

Sattar et al. [137]Myristica fragrans seeds
70% ethanol extract
200 mg/kg, an hour before ethanol, once a day for 15 days
Wistar rats, 150-300 g
90% ethanol-induced gastric ulcers
5 mL/kg for 15 days, once a day
Gastric contents: pH ↓, total acidity ↑; average number of ulcers per animal ↑
Ulcer index: ↑
Gastric contents: pH ↑, total acidity (++)
Average number of ulcers per animal (++)
Ulcer index: (++)
% ulcer inhibition: (++)
Not studied

Raeesi et al. [134]Biebersteinia multifida root
70% methanol extract
Pretreatment 150 or 300 mg/kg, p.o., 1 h before ulcer induction
Male Wistar rats, 200-250 g
75% ethanol-induced gastric ulcer
4 mL/kg, p.o.
Ulcer area/stomach ↑;
Number of ulcers/stomach ↑;
Gastric mucosa: T-AOC ↓
Ulcer area/stomach: (+++ both doses)
Number of ulcers/stomach: (++ both doses)
Gastric mucosa: T-AOC (↑ both doses)
Not studied

↓: a decrease vs. control; ↑: an increase vs. control; (++): a distinct beneficial effect; (+++): a complete beneficial effect.