Research Article

Semipurified Ethyl Acetate Partition of Methanolic Extract of Melastoma malabathricum Leaves Exerts Gastroprotective Activity Partly via Its Antioxidant-Antisecretory-Anti-Inflammatory Action and Synergistic Action of Several Flavonoid-Based Compounds

Table 3

Anti-inflammatory effect of various partitions of MEMM against in vitro xanthine oxidase and lipoxygenase assays.

Sample concentration 100 mg/mLXanthine oxidase assayLipoxygenase assay
(%)(%)

PEMM3.32 ± 1.68 (L)NA
EAMM10.23 ± 2.58 (L)59.15 ± 4.43 (M)
AQMMNA32.84 ± 3.65 (L)

Data expressed as mean ± SEM.
Note: H: high (71–100%), M: moderate (41–70%), L: low (0–40%), and NA: not active.