Antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties of Melastoma malabathricum leaves aqueous extract in experimental animals

• Main Authors: Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin, Raden Mohd Nor, Raden Nur Suraya, Gopalan, Hanan Kumar, Abdul Ghani, Zuleen Delina Fasya, Sulaiman, Mohd Roslan, Ganeson, Rathna Devi, Mat Jais, Abdul Manan, Somchit, Muhammad Nazrul, Abdullah, Fatimah Corazon
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: NRC Research Press 2006
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48579/1/Antinociceptive%2C%20anti-inflammatory%20and%20antipyretic%20properties%20of%20Melastoma%20malabathricum%20leaves%20aqueous%20extract%20in%20experimental%20animals.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48579/; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/y06-083?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&#.V8eUnTVrsZM
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The present study was carried out to establish the antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties of the aqueous extract of Melastoma malabathricum leaves in experimental animals. The antinociceptive activity was measured using abdominal constriction, hot-plate, and formalin tests, w...