Cytotoxicity of extract of Malaysian Mitragyna speciosa Korth and its dominant alkaloid mitragynine

Mitragyna speciosa Korth (Kratom), a herb of the Rubiaceae family is indigenous in southeast Asia mainly in Malaysia and Thailand. It is used as an opium substitute and has been increasingly abused by drug addicts in Malaysia. Recently, the potent analgesic effect of plant extract and its dominant a...

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Main Author: Saidin, Nor Aini
Other Authors: Holmes, Elaine ; Gooderham, Nigel J.
Published: Imperial College London 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487945