FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF PORTULACA OLERACEA FOR ANTI-ULCER ACTIVITY

The herbal drugs show less toxicity when compared to synthetic drugs.In the present study the leaves of the Portulaca Oleracea was used for formulating and evaluating its antiulcer properties. The coarse powder of leaves were carried out for its pharmacognostic investigation. The leaves which was extracted by using different solvents such as Ethanol, methanol, water by soxhlet apparatus. Phytochemical constituents were determined and presence of tannins and Flavanoids were confirmed by phytochemical Ethanolic extract of the Portulaca Oleracea was used for evaluating its antiulcer activity by pyloric ligation method of albino rats.