Effects of the Ethyl Acetate Fraction of Alchornea triplinervia on Healing Gastric Ulcer in Rats

• Main Authors: Clélia A. Hiruma-Lima (Author), Lucia R. M. Rocha (Author), Claudia H. Pellizzon (Author), Zeila P. Lima (Author), Ariane L. Rozza (Author), Lourdes C. Santos (Author), Wagner Vilegas (Author), Tamara R. Calvo (Author), Flavia Bonamin (Author)
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• Published: MDPI AG, 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Alchornea triplinervia (Spreng.) Muell. Arg (Euphorbiaceae) is a medicinal plant commonly used by people living in the Cerrado region of Brazil to treat gastrointestinal ulcers. We previously described the gastroprotective action of methanolic extract (ME) of Alchornea triplinervia and the ethyl ace...