Table 3: Effect of the MeOH Extract of A. tegmentosum Heartwood and Its Fractions on the Biochemical Parameters of Gastric Juice Obtained from Pylorus-Ligated Mice

Group Dose (mg/kg) pH Volume (mL) Total Acid Output
Control - 3.2 ± 0.8b 1.5 ± 0.06b 5.8 ± 0.47a
MeOH extract 100 3.0 ± 0.7b 1.4 ± 0.08c 5.4 ± 0.38abcd
200 3.1 ± 0.7b 1.5 ± 0.07b 5.1 ± 0.42bcde
CHCl3 fraction 100 3.1 ± 0.6b 1.5 ± 0.05b 5.9 ± 0.39a
200 3.2 ± 0.3b 1.6 ± 0.06a 5.6 ± 0.47abc
BuOH fraction 100 3.4 ± 0.5ab 1.4 ± 0.05c 5.0 ± 0.45cde
200 3.6 ± 0.4b 1.3 ± 0.07d 4.6 ± 0.37e
H2O fraction 100 3.3 ± 0.7b 1.3 ± 0.05d 5.3 ± 0.57abcd
200 3.2 ± 0.4b 1.6 ± 0.04a 4.8 ± 0.23de
Cimetidine 100 4.3 ± 0.9a 0.9 ± 0.05f 2.3 ± 0.36f

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.