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CYTOPROTECTIVE AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF THE STEM BARK AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF ENANTIA CHLORANTHA OLIVER (ANNONACEAE) IN RATS
Kuissu Teukam Mimosette Mesmine, Mezui Christophe, Nkwengoua Zondengoumba Ernestine and Tan Paul Vernyuy*
ABSTRACT Enantia chlorantha is a plant used in African traditional medicine to treat many diseases including gastric ulcers. In this study, we evaluated the anti-ulcerogenic effects of the aqueous extract of the stem bark of this plant using different methods of gastric lesion induction in experimental Wistar rats (140-190 g): 1. HCl/Ethanol, 2. HCl/Ethanol/Indomethacin, 3. indomethacin, 4. absolute ethanol, 5. cold water immersion 6. Pylorus ligation. Phytochemical screening of the aqueous extract of Enantia chlorantha revealed the presence of phytoconstituents such as tannins, alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids. The extract at different doses (250 and 500 mg/kg) significantly reduced the ulcer index in all models used (67.87 % (p Keywords: Enantia chlorantha, gastric ulcer, cytoprotection, antioxidant. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |
