Medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities from selected countries and regions of Africa

Oluwafemi O Oguntibeju Phytomedicine and Phytochemistry Group, Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, South Africa Abstract: Various nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have be...

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Autor principal:	Oguntibeju OO
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2018
Materias:	medicinal plants countries Africa inflammation inflammatory conditions Pathology RB1-214 Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7831fa2309154b5ba46aa44eb5be2de72021-12-02T02:45:29ZMedicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities from selected countries and regions of Africa1178-7031https://doaj.org/article/7831fa2309154b5ba46aa44eb5be2de72018-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/medicinal-plants-with-anti-inflammatory-activities-from-selected-count-peer-reviewed-article-JIRhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-7031Oluwafemi O Oguntibeju Phytomedicine and Phytochemistry Group, Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, South Africa Abstract: Various nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have been shown to reduce pain and inflammation by blocking the metabolism of arachidonic acid by isoform of cyclooxygenase enzyme, thereby reducing the production of prostaglandin. Sadly, there are many side effects associated with the administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. However, there are medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory therapeutic effects with low or no side effects. The African continent is richly endowed with diverse medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities that have been shown to be effective in the treatment of inflammatory conditions in traditional medicine. Interestingly, scientists have examined some of these African medicinal plants and documented their biological and therapeutic activities. Unfortunately, medicinal plants from different countries in Africa with anti-inflammatory properties have not been documented in a single review paper. It is important to document the ethnobotanical knowledge and applications of anti-inflammatory medicinal plants from selected countries representing different regions of the African continent. This paper therefore documents anti-inflammatory activities of various medicinal plants from different geographical regions of Africa with the aim of presenting the diversity of medicinal plants that are of traditional or therapeutic use in Africa. Keywords: inflammation, inflammatory conditions, local plants, plant potentialsOguntibeju OODove Medical Pressarticlemedicinal plantscountriesAfricainflammationinflammatory conditionsPathologyRB1-214Therapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950ENJournal of Inflammation Research, Vol Volume 11, Pp 307-317 (2018)
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description	Oluwafemi O Oguntibeju Phytomedicine and Phytochemistry Group, Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, South Africa Abstract: Various nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have been shown to reduce pain and inflammation by blocking the metabolism of arachidonic acid by isoform of cyclooxygenase enzyme, thereby reducing the production of prostaglandin. Sadly, there are many side effects associated with the administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. However, there are medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory therapeutic effects with low or no side effects. The African continent is richly endowed with diverse medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities that have been shown to be effective in the treatment of inflammatory conditions in traditional medicine. Interestingly, scientists have examined some of these African medicinal plants and documented their biological and therapeutic activities. Unfortunately, medicinal plants from different countries in Africa with anti-inflammatory properties have not been documented in a single review paper. It is important to document the ethnobotanical knowledge and applications of anti-inflammatory medicinal plants from selected countries representing different regions of the African continent. This paper therefore documents anti-inflammatory activities of various medicinal plants from different geographical regions of Africa with the aim of presenting the diversity of medicinal plants that are of traditional or therapeutic use in Africa. Keywords: inflammation, inflammatory conditions, local plants, plant potentials
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title	Medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities from selected countries and regions of Africa
title_short	Medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities from selected countries and regions of Africa
title_full	Medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities from selected countries and regions of Africa
title_fullStr	Medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities from selected countries and regions of Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities from selected countries and regions of Africa
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publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2018
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Medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities from selected countries and regions of Africa

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