Plantes Médicinales & Aromatiques
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ISSN: 2167-0412
ISSN: 2167-0412
Motasim A Mohammed, Amna E ELhadi, Esmat A Mohammed, Fatima S Abbas, Khadiga O Musa, Mustafa Y AL-ameen, Alia M Ahmed, Mona Timan Idriss Gassab Hozeifa M Hassan, Abdelgadir A Abdelgadir*
Green banana (Musa cavendishii) is used in the traditional medicine in Sudan to treat peptic ulcer disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the gastro-protective effect of aqueous extract of green banana pulp powder on aspirin-induced ulcer in albino rats. The effect was studied using aspirin-induced gastric damage in rats and compared between groups which were: group 1 (negative control) received water only, group 2 (positive control) received aspirin. Groups 3 and 4 were received 0.5 g/kg and 1 g/kg of banana extract before aspirin 100 mg/kg, respectively. Groups 5 and 6 were received 0.5 g/kg and 1 g/kg of banana extract of banana extract after aspirin 100 mg/kg, respectively. The results indicate that there was a significant difference (p