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Assessment of some Herbal Drugs for Prophylaxis of Peptic Ulcer

Ahmed A Gohar1, Ahmed A Zaki1

  • 1Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research : IJPR
|October 3, 2014
PubMed

Keywords:
Anti-ulcer agentsGastro-protectionHerbal remediesIndomethacin-induced ulcer

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