Antioxidant and Antiulcerogenic Activity of the Dry Extract of Pods of Mart. ex Tul. (Fabaceae).

Ethnomedicinal studies in the Amazon community and in the Northeast region of Brazil highlight the use of fruits for the treatment of gastric problems. However, there are no data in the literature of this pharmacological activity. Thus, the aim of this paper is to provide a scientific basis for the use of the dry extract of pods (DELfp) for the treatment of peptic ulcers.

Contribution of Secondary Metabolites to the Gastroprotective Effect of Aqueous Extract of Ximenia americana L. (Olacaceae) Stem Bark in Rats.

L. (Olacaceae) is used in ethnomedicine as cicatrizant and for the treatment of gastric disorders. This study identified the chemical constituents of the aqueous extract of (XaAE) and evaluated its antiulcerogenic activity.

Acute and subacute toxicity of Cassia occidentalis L. stem and leaf in Wistar rats.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Cassia occidentalis L. (syn. Senna occidentalis; Leguminosae) has been used as natural medicine in rainforests and tropical regions as laxative, analgesic, febrifuge, diuretic, hepatoprotective, vermifuge and colagogo.