title: Medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities.
abstract: Medicinal plants have been the main remedy to treat various ailments for a long time and nowadays, many drugs have been developed from traditional medicine. This paper reviews some medicinal plants and their main constituents which possess anti-inflammatory activities useful for curing joint inflammation, inflammatory skin disorders, cardiovascular inflammation and other inflammatory diseases. Here, we provide a brief overview of quick and easy reading on the role of medicinal plants and their main constituents in these inflammatory diseases. We hope that this overview will shed some light on the function of these natural anti-inflammatory compounds and attract the interest of investigators aiming at the design of novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of various inflammatory conditions.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples, Federico II , Naples , Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maione
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples, Federico II , Naples , Italy.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.affiliation: b Department of Pharmacy , Abdul Wali Khan University of Mardan , Mardan , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Haroon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pharmacy , University of Naples, Federico II , Naples , Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mascolo
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents
keywords: Inflammation; medicinal plants; natural compounds