Mechanism(s) of action involved in the gastroprotective activity of Muntingia calabura

• Main Authors: Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin, Balan, Tavamani, Suppaiah, Velan, Ahmad, Syahida, Jamaludin, Fadzureena
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34478/1/Mechanism%28s%29%20of%20action%20involved%20in%20the%20gastroprotective%20activity%20of%20Muntingia%20calabura.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34478/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874113009276

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Muntingia calabura L. (Muntingiaceae) is locally known as kerukup siam. Its leaves, flowers, barks and roots have been used traditionally in East Asia and South America to treat various diseases including ulcer-related diseases. The present study aimed to investigate...