A review on some plants having anti-inflammatory activity
Journal Title: The Journal of Phytopharmacology - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Inflammation is a healthy process resulting from some disturbance or disease. The signs of inflammation are redness elevated heat, swelling, pain, loss of function. Inflammation process plays a protective role in our body and in some conditions produces some negative effects such conditions include the inflammatory disorders rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, retinitis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and atherosclerosis. For overcoming this problem, search of newer drugs is very requisite and necessary and there are many of phytoconstituents present in plants which are playing a very important role in the treatment of inflammation. The present review shows some plant phytochemicals which having antiinflammatory activity that have been tested in inflammatory models using modern scientific technique.
Authors and Affiliations
Vashishtha Vishal, Sharma Ganesh N. , Gaur Mukesh, Bairwa Ranjan
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