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  3. A natural flavonoid present in unripe plantain banana pulp (Musa sapientum L. var. paradisiaca) protects the gastric mucosa from aspirin-induced erosions

A natural flavonoid present in unripe plantain banana pulp (Musa sapientum L. var. paradisiaca) protects the gastric mucosa from aspirin-induced erosions

  • J Ethnopharmacol. 1999 Jun;65(3):283-8. doi: 10.1016/s0378-8741(99)00005-7.
D A Lewis 1,  W N Fields,  G P Shaw
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  • 1 Department of Pharmacy, Aston University, Gosta Green, Birmingham, UK.
PMID: 10404428 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-8741(99)00005-7
Abstract

The active anti-ulcerogenic ingredient was extracted from unripe plantain banana by solvent fractionation and identified by chromatography, spectroscopy and high performance liquid chromatography as the flavonoid leucocyanidin. Dried unripe plantain banana powder, the extracted leucocyanidin and a purified synthetic leucocyanidin demonstrated a significant (P < 0.05) protective effect against aspirin-induced erosions.

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