The evaluation of antinociceptive activity of alkaloid, methanolic, and aqueous extracts of Malaysian Mitragyna speciosa Korth leaves in rats

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-185

  Sabetghadam, Azadeh ^a   Ramanathan, Surash ^a   Mansor, Sharif Mahsufi ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; antinociceptive; aqueous; extract; methanol; Mitragyna speciosa

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NALOXONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; HOT PLATE TEST; LATENT INHIBITION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST; THAILAND;

EID: 77955162237     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65514     Document Type: Article

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