Effect of the Total Extract of Ficus Arnottiana in Rat Model of Gastric Ulcers

Gampa Vijaya Kumar¹, D. Swamycharan², D. Sharath Kumar^3
1Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacy, KGR Institute of Technology and Management, Rampally, Kesara, Rangareddy, Telangana, India.
²Assistant Professor, KGR Institute of Technology and Management, Rampally, Kesara, Rangareddy, Telangana, India.
³KGR Institute of Technology and Management, Rampally, Kesara, Rangareddy, Telangana, India

Abstract
Peptic ulcer disease is a serious gastrointestinal disorder that requires well targeted therapeutic strategy. A number of drugs including proton pump inhibitors and H2 receptor antagonists are available for the treatment of peptic ulcer, but clinical evaluation of these drugs has shown incidence of relapse, side effects and drug interactions. This has been rational for the development of new anti ulcer drugs and search for novel molecules has been extended to herbal that offer better protection and relapse.  The present study is to evaluate the anti ulcer activity by using herbal remedy Ficus arnottiana. The aim of the study is to evaluate the anti ulcer activity of ethanolic extract of Ficus arnottianain rats. To evaluate the anti oxidant activity of ethanolic extract of Ficus arnottianain rats.
Keywords: Ficus arnottiana, ulcer, H2 receptor