Protective effect of anacardic acids from cashew (Anacardium occidentale) on ethanol-induced gastric damage in mice

Cashew nut-shell liquid and the contained anacardic acids (AAs) have been shown to possess antioxidant; lipoxygenase inhibitory; anti-Helicobacter pylori and antitumor properties. Despite these known effects; hitherto there were no published reports on their likely gastroprotective effects. The present study was designed to verify whether AAs afford gastroprotection against the ethanol-induced gastric damage and to […]