Gastric antiulcer, antisecretory and cytoprotective properties of celery (Apium graveolens)in rats 

 -  Pharmaceutical Biology, 48(7), p.786-793, 2010 .
<br/><br/> In the present investigation, an ethanol extract of celery [Apium graveolens L. (Apiaceae/Umbelliferae)], at doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight, was evaluated for antigastric ulcer activity using various experimental gastric ulcer models in rats. Ulcers were induced by indomethacin, cytodestructive agents (80 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>APIUM GRAVEOLENS<br/>ARAB TRADITIONAL MEDICINE<br/>CELERY<br/>CYTOPROTECTION<br/>GASTRIC MUCUS<br/>GASTRIC SECRETION<br/>GASTROPROTECTION<br/>LIPID PEROXIDATION