Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. naguib.salleh@yahoo.com.my
PMID: 24330515 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-359

Abstract

Ficus deltoidea, is a perennial herb that is used to assist labor, firm the uterus post-delivery and to prevent postpartum bleeding. In view of its claimed uterotonic action, the mechanisms underlying plant's effect on uterine contraction were investigated.

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