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Mechanisms of gastroprotection of methanol extract of Melastoma malabathricum leaves

Zakaria ZA 1 , Balan T 2 , Mamat SS 3 , Mohtarrudin N 4 , Kek TL 5 , Salleh MZ 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Halal Product Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. dr_zaz@yahoo.com
  • 2 Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. tavamani85@gmail.com
  • 3 Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. ss.mamat@gmail.com
  • 4 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. hafizah@medic.upm.edu.my
  • 5 Integrative Pharmacogenomics Institute (iPROMISE), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. tehlaykek@yahoo.com
  • 6 Integrative Pharmacogenomics Institute (iPROMISE), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. zakisalleh.mzs@gmail.com
BMC Complement Altern Med, 2015;15:135.
PMID: 25927982 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-015-0638-z

Abstract

Melastoma malabathricum L. (Melastomaceae) is a small shrub with various medicinal uses. The present study was carried out to determine the gastroprotective mechanisms of methanol extract of M. malabathricum leaves (MEMM) in rats.

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