Possible mechanisms of antinociception of methanol extract of Melastoma malabathricum leaves

• Main Authors: Jaios, Erman Shah, Abdul Rahman, Suzana, Ching, Siew Mooi, Abdul Kadir, Arifah, Mohd. Desa, Mohd. Nasir, Zakaria, Zainul Amirudin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53608/1/Possible%20mechanisms%20of%20antinociception.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53608/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0102695X16300928

Melastoma malabathricum L., Melastomaceae, has been traditionally used to relieve diverse pain-related ailments. The objectives of the present study were to determine the antinociceptive activity of methanol extract of M. malabathricum leaves and to elucidate the possible mechanisms of antinocicepti...