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Anti-inflammatory agents from plants: Progress and potential
María-carmen RecioJ. L. RíosIsabel Andújarsubject
medicine.drug_classAnti-Inflammatory AgentsArthritisContext (language use)ResveratrolPharmacologyBiochemistryInflammatory bowel diseaseAnti-inflammatorylaw.inventionArthritis Rheumatoidchemistry.chemical_compoundPharmacotherapylawDrug DiscoveryAnimalsHumansMedicinePharmacologyBiological ProductsPlants MedicinalPlant Extractsbusiness.industryOrganic Chemistryfood and beveragesInflammatory Bowel Diseasesmedicine.diseasechemistryMolecular MedicineBoswellic acidbusinessPhytotherapyPhytotherapydescription
The identification of substances that can promote the resolution of inflammation in a way that is homeostatic, modulatory, efficient, and well-tolerated by the body is of fundamental importance. Traditional medicines have long provided front-line pharmacotherapy for many millions of people worldwide. Medicinal extracts are a rich source of therapeutic leads for the pharmaceutical industry. The use of medicinal plant therapies to treat chronic illness, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is thus widespread and on the rise.The aim of this review is to present recent progress in clinical anti-inflammatory studies of plant extracts and compound leads such as green tea polyphenols, curcumin, resveratrol, boswellic acid, and cucurbitacins, among others, against chronic inflammatory diseases, mainly RA and IBD. In this context, the present paper also highlights the most promising experimental data on those plant extracts and pure compounds active in animal models of the aforementioned diseases.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-01 |