Healing property of the Piper betel phenol, allylpyrocatechol against indomethacin-induced stomach ulceration and mechanism of action

Table 1 Comparative healing capacity of different doses of APC against indomethacin-induced ulceration in rats¹

Samples	Treatment		Ulcer index1
	Dose (mg/kg body wt.)	d
Unulcerated control			0 ± 0
Ulcerated control (4 h)2	-	-	26.71 ± 1.62
APC treated	0.5	7	20.22 ± 1.17
APC treated	1	7	11.21 ± 0.91
APC treated	2	7	1.78 ± 0.34
APC treated	5	7	1.67 ± 0.28
APC treated	10	7	1.83 ± 0.51
APC treated	2	10	1.65 ± 0.31

¹Stomach ulceration in rats was induced by oral administration of indomethacin (30 mg/kg body wt.). The ulcer indices values are mean ± SE (n = 15).

²The ulcer indices were measured 4 h after indomethacin administration. For other samples the measurement was carried out after 7 d.