Chronic Gastric Ulcer Healing Actions of the Aqueous Extracts of Staple Plant Foods of the North-West, Adamawa, and West Regions of Cameroon

Figure 1

Macroscopic appearance of gastric mucosa in “unhealed ulcers.” (a) Control 1, (b) control 2 (negative control), (c) positive control, and (d–i) the stomachs of rats which received aqueous extract of Corchorus olitorius, Solanum nigrum, Vigna unguiculata, Triumfetta pentandra, “nkui” spices, and “yellow soup” spices at doses of 200 (1) and 400 mg/kg (2), respectively. (Black circles indicate ulcerous craters.)