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Inflammation, an important event of cellular defensive system, can be triggered by a variety of factors such as pathogens, allergens, damaged cells and toxic compounds. Inflammation indicates tissue remodeling and repair, and is characterized by redness, heat, swelling, pain and loss of function.

Conventional treatment approaches for treatment of inflammation/mediated disorders are associated with various side effects. Herbal remedies are comparatively safe with few side effects. Therefore, the current review summarizes different phytoconstituents which have exhibited their anti-inflammatory potential in various preclinical studies.

Google, PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus database have been searched for potentially relevant literature on plant based anti-inflammatory agents. Search was performed using different key words such as “inflammation”, “herbal drugs”, “anti …