Antinociceptive activity of Melicope ptelefolia ethanolic extract in experimental animals.

• Main Authors: Sulaiman, Mohd Roslan, Mohd Padzil, Azyyati, Shaari, Khozirah, Khalid, Syamimi, Shaik Mossadeq, Wan Mastura, Tengku Mohamad, Tengku Azam Shah, Ahmad, Syahida, Omar Farouk, Ahmad Akira, Israf Ali, Daud Ahmad, Lajis, Md. Nordin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22313/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2010/937642/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Melicope ptelefolia is a medicinal herb commonly used in Malaysia to treat fever, pain, wounds, and itches. The present study was conducted to evaluate the antinociceptive activity of the Melicope ptelefolia ethanolic extract (MPEE) using animal models of nociception. The antinociceptive activity of...