Linda Nkechinyere Umegbo

Evaluation of the Anti Ulcer Effect of Extract of Chromolaena odorata Leaves on Ethanol and Indomethacin Induced Ulcer Models

Hannah Ndidiamaka Okorie, Peace Chiagozie Okorie, Linda Nkechinyere Umegbo, Nnenna Ajagu, Arinze Ndibe, Kennedy E. Oluigbo & Goodnews Onyedikachi Ikeh · Asian Journal of Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2026

Public health is greatly impacted by peptic ulcer disease, a chronic illness marked by sores in the lower oesophagus, duodenum, or stomach. In ethnomedicine, Chromolaena odorata has long been used to treat ulcers. The study evaluated the anti-ulcer properties of the methanol extr...