Pepticare, a herbomineral formulation of the Ayurveda medicine consisting of the herbal
drugs: Glycyrrhiza glabra, Emblica officinalis and Tinospora cordifolia, was tested for its anti-
ulcer and anti-oxidant activity in rats. Effects of various doses (125, 250, 500 and
1000mg/kg, po) of Pepticare were studied on gastric secretion and gastric ulcers in pylorus-
ligation and on ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats. The reduction in ulcer index in
both the models along with the reduction in volume and total acidity, and an increase in the …