Background: Inflammation is a dynamic process that is elicited in response to various harmful stimulantsthat may threaten the well-being of the host. Herbs have been traditionally used as anti-inflammatory agents since very early times. Rubia tinctorum L. is one of these herbs that havebeen used for treating inflammatory diseases in Iranian traditional medicine. Objective: This study aims at c...

Objective:. This literature review aims to determine herbal medicines in healing and preventing infection Sectio Caesarea wounds. Method : a Review method that synthesizes studies by identifying, analyzing, evaluating data from previous studies. Result: There were 27 indexed reputable journals, including 17 international journals nine national journals. The results of the analysis showed presen...

In the present study, anti-anaphylactic, anti-inflammatory and membrane stabilizing properties of a lupine alkaloid plumerianine (compound 1), isolated from the root bark of Plumeria acutifolia Poir were investigated in animal models. The anti-anaphylactic activity of compound 1 (10, 25 and 50 mg/Kg) was studied by using models such as passive cutaneous anaphylaxis, passive paw anaphylaxis and ...

2013; 109: 684-695. Systemic activation of inflammatory cascades and coagulation are a hallmark in the pathogenicity of infectious diseases that significantly contribute to morbidity and mortality of severely infected patients. Complications are often evoked by an overreaction of host defense systems to the infection and thus many antimicrobial drugs have been developed that have anti-inflammat...

Hydrocotyle umbellata L. (Family Araliaceae) populary known as Acaricoba, is indicated in folk medicine for treatment of several inflammatory disorders. The goal of the present study is to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of the defatted ethanolic extract (DEE) of the aerial parts using carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema method. The levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interl...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) commonly used for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases suffering from several undesired side effects, the most important being gastrointestinal (GI) irritation and ulceration. The pro-drug designing is one of the several strategies used to overcome this drawback. The rationale behind the prodrug concept is to achieve temporary blockade of...

Glycyrrhiza glabra is a plant used in traditional medicine across the world for its pharmacological value. Its value has been proved such as anti-cough, anti-diabetes, anti-microbial and antioxidant effects. The roots of plant comrised glycyrrhizin which is 50 times sweeter than sugar. Macrophages can stimulated during inflammatory disorders, and with production of multiple inflammatory mediato...

The objective of the study was to investigate the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effect of aqueous extract of Ocimum sanctum leaf. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities were evaluated using in vitro Ferric reducing power, Free radical scavenging activity by DPPH method, hydroxyl radical scavenging activity, Nitric oxide radical scavenging activity, Hyaluronidase inhibition assay....