Abstract Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) have a long history in Asian countries and
are traditionally used to prevent and treat a variety of diseases. The rising interest in TCMs in …

Objective Current research in rheumatoid arthritis focuses on preclinical disease phases as
it is hypothesised that early preclinical treatment might prevent progression to full-blown …

Recent evidence indicates that the antimalarial agent artesunate (ART) has
immunomodulatory properties that may be useful for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …

Oxymatrine (OMT), a monosomic alkaloid extracted from the Chinese herb, Sophora
flavescens Ait, has long been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of …

Methotrexate (MTX) is an anti-metabolite, widely used in the cancer chemotherapy and
rheumatoid arthritis. However, its long-term clinical use is restricted on account of its severe …

Sappanchalcone, a bioactive flavonoid isolated from the heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan
L. possesses anti-inflammatory effects. We studied the efficacy of sappanchalcone in …

Background. Currently, obesity and its comorbidities have become a serious threat to human
health necessitating urgent development of safe and effective therapy for their management …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation
of the synovial joints leading to bone and cartilage damage. Untreated inflammatory arthritis …

Objective. Chinese herbal bath therapy (CHBT) has traditionally been considered to have
analgesic and anti‐inflammatory effects. We conducted the first meta‐analysis evaluating its …

Plant-derived compounds with potent anti-inflammatory activity have attracted a great deal of
attention as a source for novel anti-arthritic agents with minimal side effects. We attempted to …