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Evaluation of acute toxicity and gastroprotective activity of curcuma purpurascens BI. rhizome against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats

Rouhollahi E 1 , Moghadamtousi SZ , Hamdi OA , Fadaeinasab M , Hajrezaie M , Awang K Show all authors , Looi CY , Abdulla MA , Mohamed Z

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  • 1 Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacogenomics Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
BMC Complement Altern Med, 2014;14:378.
PMID: 25283308 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-378

Abstract

Curcuma purpurascens BI. is a medicinal plant from the Zingiberaceae family, which is widely used as a spice and as folk medicine. The aim of the present study is to investigate the gastroprotective activity of C. purpurascens rhizome hexane extract (CPRHE) against ethanol- induced gastric ulcers in rats.

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