Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Agents

Inflammatory diseases including arthritis and rheumatism are major group of prevalent diseases. Most of the available non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are effective in inflammatory conditions of the joints, but are devoid of gastro protective property. Many substances, interfering with the inflammatory response have been isolated from Indian medicinal plants (IMP). The review analyses formulations, extracts and phytochemicals (derived from IMP) evaluated for possible anti-inflammatory activity. Reputed databases and indexed journals dealing with medicinal plant were consulted for data generation.