Abstract
Background: Chebulinic acid (CA), a component in Terminalia chebula, exhibits antiulcer activity, but has poor aqueous solubility. Raft-forming systems incorporating solid dispersions (SDs) of CA, were developed to overcome its poor biopharmaceutical properties and to prolong the gastric residence time for maximum activity. Methods: SDs were formulated by a solvent evaporation method using Eudragit EPO. Raft formulations consisted of sodium alginate as a polymer. Results: Release of CA in the dissolution medium was 40%, whereas SDs showed 95.45% release. The CA raft system (20 mg/kg) showed curative efficacy in an alcohol-induced gastric ulcer model and increased protection when compared with omeprazole (10 mg/kg) and CA suspension (20 mg/kg). Conclusion: These studies demonstrated SD raft systems to be a promising approach for antiulcer therapy by CA.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 81-93 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Therapeutic Delivery |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 25 Jan 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 28 Feb 2022 |
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Keywords
- Pharmaceutical formulations
- raft system
- solid dispersion
- tablets
- Eudragit EPO
- Antiulcer
- Terminalia chebula
- chebulinic acid