Department of Pharmacology, Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: mekalaivel@gmail.com
Online Published on 6 October, 2023.
Inflammatory and arthritic conditions are among those which are treated using traditional remedies, with considerable success. The aim of the present review is to collect all the current reliable data on experiments reporting the anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic effects of medicinal plants and natural products. Investigation was carried out by analyzing recognized books and peer-reviewed papers. This article mainly focused on experimental research conducted on medicinal plants, particularly with anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activity with their bioactive compounds. A total of 10 plant species have been identified as active or promising sources of phytochemicals with anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic properties.
Rheumatoid arthritis, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-arthritic activity, Freund’s complete adjuvant, Carrageenan