Protective effects of Ginkgo biloba extract on the ethanol-induced gastric ulcer in rats

Table 2 Effect of Ginkgo biloba extract on the induction of changes in gastric wall mucus by gavages with 50% ethanol¹.

Treatment and dose	n	Gastric wall mucus (mg Alcian blue/g wet tissue, mean±SE)
Control (NS)	5	442.21±28.36
NS+50% EtOH (1 mL/rat)	5	356.87±30.67a
GbE (8.75 mg/kg)+50% EtOH	5	348.87±32.37
GbE (17.5 mg/kg)+50% EtOH	5	395.27±25.91
GbE (26.25 mg/kg)+50% EtOH	5	410.82±29.16c

¹NS, normal saline; GbE, Ginkgo biloba extract; EtOH, ethanol. Significantly different from the control (NS) (^aP<0.05). Significantly different from the ethanol treatment (^cP<0.05).