A review of the traditional use of southern African medicinal plants for the treatment of inflammation and inflammatory pain

GP Khumalo, BE Van Wyk, Y Feng, IE Cock - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Inflammation is a serious global concern due to its
debilitating symptoms, resulting in considerable suffering and lost productivity. Chronic and …

Medicinal plants for mitigating pain and inflammatory-related conditions: an appraisal of ethnobotanical uses and patterns in South Africa

AO Aremu, SC Pendota - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In South Africa, traditional medicine remains the first point of call for a significant proportion
of the population seeking primary healthcare needs. This is particularly important for treating …

Phytochemical screening and allelopathic potential of phytoextracts of three invasive grass species

S Jabeen, MF Ali, A Mohi ud Din, T Javed… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Undoubtedly, it is important to remain vigilant and manage invasive grasses to prevent their
spread and mitigate their negative impact on the environment. However, these aggressive …

Major Bioactive Alkaloids and Biological Activities of Tabernaemontana Species (Apocynaceae)

CM Naidoo, Y Naidoo, YH Dewir, HN Murthy… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Several species belonging to the genus Tabernaemontana have been well researched and
utilized for their wide-ranging biological activities. A few of the most prominent species …

Hypericum genus cosmeceutical application–A decade comprehensive review on its multifunctional biological properties

AR Silva, O Taofiq, ICFR Ferreira, L Barros - Industrial Crops and Products, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypericum is a genus of flowering plants and presents a nearly worldwide distribution. The
relevance of its species is mainly based on the occurrence of specialised secondary …

Phenolic compounds, in vivo anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities of the aqueous extracts from fresh and dry aerial parts of Brocchia cinerea (Vis.)

N Chlif, A Bouymajane, YO El Majdoub, M Diouri… - … of Pharmaceutical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aerial parts of Brocchia cinerea (Vis.)(Asteraceae family) are traditionally used for the
treatment of pain, fever and inflammation. The present study aimed to investigate the …

Exploration of the Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Potential of Cassia sieberiana DC and Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh, Traditionally Used in the …

E Zongo, A Busuioc, RNT Meda, AV Botezatu… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is the supreme biological response to illness. In the Hauts-Bassins region, in
traditional medicine, all parts of Cassia sieberiana and Piliostigma thonningii are used to …

Anti-inflammatory activity and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory effect of Peperomia pellucida (L.) kunth extract

I Ifora, D Oktaviani, F Fauziah… - Research Journal of …, 2023 - indianjournals.com
Inflammation is an adaptive response underlying a wide variety of physiological and
pathological processes mediated by the Cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme. Cyclooxygenase …

Evaluation of Anti-Diarrheal Activities of the 80% Methanol Extract and Solvent Fractions of Maesa lanceolata Forssk (Myrsinaceae) Leaves in Mice

A Megersa, B Dereje, M Adugna… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Due to the limits of present antidiarrheal medications, it is critical to seek novel,
safe, and inexpensive antidiarrheal agents. Thus, the goal of this study was to assess the …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antioxidant activity of leaf and cell cultures extracts of Randia aculeata L. and its chemical components by GC-MS

A Martínez-Ceja, A Romero-Estrada… - South African Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Randia aculeata (Rubiaceae) is a medicinal plant distributed in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
In folk medicine it is used to counteract the effects produced by the bite of snakes and other …