| Herbal medicines are now commonly used all over the world and this has
increased global demand. Quality, safety, and efficacy of these drugs have
become a serious concern. This review presents the medicinal plants cited in
folklore that are used to treat gastrointestinal ulcers. Electronic databases,
that is, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched
to identify the gastroprotective effects of each plant. Ethnopharmacological
studies have reported various botanical products with antiulcer activities, but
there has been limited scientific research, presenting clinical data to validate
the efficacy and safety of medicinal herbs as gastroprotective agents. Most
studies centered on pharmacological properties of medicinal herbs as used
animals models. This information has prompted us to compile a list of the
medicinal herbs cited in folklore with gastroprotective activity |