Mucuna pruriens Linn. seed extract pretreatment protects against cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular depressant effects of Naja sputatrix (Javan spitting cobra) venom in rats

• Main Authors: Fung, S.Y., Tan, N.H., Sim, S.M., Marinello, E., Guerranti, R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3697/1/Mucuna_pruriens_seed_extract_pretreatment_protects_against_the_cardiorespiratory_and_neuromuscular_depression_effects_of_Naja_sputatrix_venom_in_rats.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3697/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Mucuna pruriens has been used by native Nigerians as a prophylactic for snakebite. The protective effects of M. pruriens seed extract (MPE) were investigated against the pharmacological actions of N. sputatrix (Javan spitting cobra) venom in rats. The results showed that MPE-pretreatment protected a...