Antiulcer Effects of the Leaf Extracts of Calliandra Portoricensis Benth. (Mimosaceae)

The aqueous l e a f e x t r a c t s of Calliandra p o r t o r i c e n s i s
is commonly used as a t h e r a p e u t i c agerk by f : r n C l ~ ~ - r w : ~ l f c i l 1
p r a c t i t i o n e r s for t h e treatment o f g a s t r o i n t c s k i n a l disorders.