Table 2: Effect of the MeOH Extract of A. tegmentosum Heartwood and Its Fractions on HCl-Ethanol- and Indomethacin- Bethanechol-Induced Gastric Ulcers in Mice

Group Dose Ulcerative Index (mm)
(mg/kg) HCl-Ethanol Indomethacin-Bethanechol
Control - 27.4 ± 2.10a 14.7 ± 0.93a
MeOH extract 100 26.2 ± 3.12abc 13.5 ± 0.45bcd
200 22.5 ± 4.25bcd 11.2 ± 0.50e
CHCl3 fraction 100 28.9 ± 3.46a 14.1 ± 0.72abc
200 26.5 ± 4.17ab 13.2 ± 0.61cd
BuOH fraction 100 21.7 ± 3.43cd 10.8 ± 0.39ef
200 18.9 ± 2.11d 9.4 ± 0.50g
H2O fraction 100 25.9 ± 1.43d 12.9 ± 0.33d
200 20.6 ± 2.53d 10.5 ± 0.41ef
Cimetidine 100 2.36 ± 1.86e -
Omeprazol 100 - 5.62 ± 0.91h

Samples were administered orally for two weeks before HCl/ethanol or indomethacin/bethanechol induction of gastric ulcers in mice. Data are mean ± SD value (n = 9 mice per group). Values followed by superscripted letters are significantly different (p < 0.05) by Duncan's multiple range test.