Isolation of antiulcerogenic compound (AR-I) from Astilbe rivularis leaves and effect of season on yield of the compound

Prasanta Kumar Mitra

Isolation of antiulcerogenic compound (AR-I) from Astilbe rivularis leaves and effect of season on yield of the compound

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Prasanta Kumar Mitra Department of Biochemistry, North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri, Dist. Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Keywords:

Astilbe rivularis leaves, peptic ulcer, ethanol, cysteamine, ranitidine, ulcer index

Abstract

A compound (AR-I) was isolated from Astilbe rivularis leaves. The compound had anti peptic ulcer activity in ethanol induced gastric ulcers and cysteamine induced duodenal ulcers in albino rats. Seasonal variation in concentration of the compound (AR-I) in A. rivularis leaves was studied. Results showed that leaves of A. rivularis for the months of May and June yielded maximum amount of the compound.

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Published

2014-11-01

How to Cite

Prasanta Kumar Mitra. (2014). Isolation of antiulcerogenic compound (AR-I) from Astilbe rivularis leaves and effect of season on yield of the compound. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2(11), 1489–1494. Retrieved from https://wjpsonline.com/index.php/wjps/article/view/isolation-antiulcerogenic--astilbe-rivularis-leaves