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The antiulcerogenic and gastric acid lowering effects of Garcinia kola
(Heckel) seeds were investigated in male albino rats, The animals wer
e fed for 2 weeks on normal rat diets but specially composed to contai
n 25%, 50% and 75% by weight of G. kola, It was observed that G. kola
produced a dose-dependent inhibition of gastric acid secretion and ind
omethacin-induced ulceration. We suggest that this might be due to its
acid-lowering effect and increased mucus production among other facto
rs yet to be determined. (C) 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.