AN UPDATED REVIEW ON ANTI-ARTHRITIC MEDICINAL PLANTS
Journal Title: Int J of Pharm Rev& Res - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, systemic autoimmune disease characterized by pain, swelling and stiffness. Allopathic medications have been prescribed to alleviate symptoms of this disease which results into associated side effects like gastrointestinal bleeding and bone loss (osteoporosis).The use of herbal medicine becoming popular due to toxicity and side effects of allopathic medicines. Medicinal plants play an important role in the development of potent therapeutic agents. In this review an attempt has been done to highlight the work on medicinal plants having Anti-arthritic potential. The present paper also involves various plant drugs along with their chemical constituents and pharmacological profile which focus on the dose administered, bioactive extract involved in anti-arthritic mechanism. This work stimulates the researchers for further research on the potential use of medicinal plants having anti- arthritic property
Authors and Affiliations
Navuluri Srikanth , A. Elumalai , M. Chinna Eswaraiah , Naresh Veldi
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