Short-term effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza in treating rat acetic acid chronic gastric ulcer and long-term effect in preventing recurrence

Table 1 Rat chronic gastric ulcers of different stages, UI and IR (x^-± s) (%)

Groups	Day 5			Day 30			Day 126
	n	UI (mm)2	IR (%)	n	UI (mm)2	IR (%)	n	UI (mm)2	IR (%)
Control	8	61.0 ± 3.8		8	8.9 ± 2.5f		11	12.4 ± 2.4
Cimetidine	10	49.1 ± 3.6b	19	10	5.9 ± 1.4bf	33	11	9.2 ± 1.3b	26
Danshen	11	42.3 ± 3.9d	31	10	3.6 ± 1.2d	59	12	4.4 ± 2.3d	64.8

^bP < 0.01, vs control;

^dP < 0.01, vs Cimetidine;

^fP < 0.01, vs the same group on day 126.

Table 2 Rat chronic gastric ulcers of different stages, IR of gastric mucosal cells (n = 6, x^-± s) (%)

Groups	Day 5	Day 30	Day 126
Control	6.5 ± 0.6	10.1 ± 0.5	8.0 ± 0.7
Cimetidine	9.0 ± 0.5b	13.9 ± 0.6b	10.8 ± 0.7b
Danshen	10.0 ± 0.5d	16.2 ± 0.8d	15.0 ± 0.6d

^bP < 0.01, vs control group,

^dP < 0.01, vs cimetidine group.