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Methanol extract of Melastoma malabathricum leaves exerted antioxidant and liver protective activity in rats

Mamat SS , Kamarolzaman MF , Yahya F , Mahmood ND , Shahril MS , Jakius KF Show all authors , Mohtarrudin N , Ching SM , Susanti D , Taher M , Zakaria ZA 1

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  • 1 Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. dr_zaz@yahoo.com
BMC Complement Altern Med, 2013;13:326.
PMID: 24267313 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-326

Abstract

Melastoma malabathricum L. (Melastomaceae) is a small shrub with various medicinal uses. The present study was carried out to determine the hepatoprotective activity of methanol extract of M. malabathricum leaves (MEMM) against the paracetamol-induced liver toxicity in rats model.

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