Salad Herb May Soothe Ulcers

May 11, 2009

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Rocket "Eruca sativa L." (EER), a member of the Brassicacae family that has gained importance as a salad vegetable and spice, one day may become a potential herb medicine for gastric ulcers, according to a new study published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology.

Researchers concluded that EER extract possesses antisecretory, cytoprotective, and anti-ulcer activities against experimentally induced gastric lesions. The anti-ulcer effect is possibly through prostaglandin-mediated activity and/or through its anti-secretory and antioxidant properties.

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