The effects of fresh palm wine on human gastric acid secretion
Osim, E.E.; Efem, S.E.; Etta, K.M.
East African Medical Journal 68(12): 959-962
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0012-835X PMID: 1800094 Document Number: 375014
The effect of fresh palm wine on gastric acid secretion was studied using human volunteers. Basal acid output for seven subjects used for the study with palm wine was 1.05 +/- 0.14 mMol/hr (mean and SEM). Peak acid output following the administration of 200 ml of the palm wine was 1.21 +/- 0.20 mMol/hr, and was not statistically different from the basal. Basal acid output for six subjects used for the study with ethanol (a constituent of palm wine) was 0.95 +/- 0.13 mMol/hr and following the administration of 200 ml of 5% ethanol the peak acid output was 5.85 +/- 0.32 mMol/hr. This peak acid output was higher in the ethanol group than the palm wine group (p less than 0.001). Fresh palm wine is not ulcerogenic as might be thought despite its content of ethyl alcohol (5%).