ANTI-ULCER ACTIVITY OF ADHATODA VASICA LEAVES AGAINST GASTRIC ULCER IN RATS

Abstract

The effect of Methanolic,chloroform and diethel ether extracts of Adhatoda vasica was investigated in rats to evaluate the anti-ulcer activity by using three models, i.e. Aspirin, Alcohol and pyloric ligation models experimentally induced gastric ulcer. The parameters taken to assess anti-ulcer activity were volume of gastric secretion, PH, free acidity, total acidity and ulcer index. The results indicate that the alcoholic extract significantly (P < 0.001) decreases the volume of gastric acid secretion, PH, free acidity, total acidity and ulcer index with respect to control.