Antiinflammatory Medicinal Plants from the Ugandan Greater Mpigi Region Act as Potent Inhibitors in the COX-2/PGH2 Pathway

F Schultz, OF Osuji, B Wack, G Anywar, LA Garbe - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Our study investigates 16 medicinal plants via assessment of inhibition of proinflammatory
enzymes such as cyclooxygenases (COX). The plants are used by traditional healers in the …

A cross-cultural study: anti-inflammatory activity of Australian and Chinese plants

RW Li, SP Myers, DN Leach, GD Lin… - Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
In this study, in vitro inhibitory effects of 33 ethanol extracts obtained from 24 plant species
(representing 11 different families) on cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) were evaluated. The plant …

Anti-inflammatory and phytochemical properties of twelve medicinal plants used for treating gastro-intestinal ailments in South Africa

OA Fawole, AR Ndhlala, SO Amoo, JF Finnie… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The investigated medicinal plants are
commonly used for the treatment of pains and cramps related to gastro-intestinal tract …

[HTML][HTML] COX-1 inhibitory effect of medicinal plants of Ghana

BHV Larsen, J Soelberg, AK Jäger - South African Journal of Botany, 2015 - Elsevier
Plants used to treat inflammatory ailments, pain, fever and infections in Ghana, were tested
for COX-1 inhibitory activity. Ethanolic extracts of 17 species were tested in a COX-1 assay …

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

OO Oguntibeju - Journal of inflammation research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Various nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have been shown to reduce pain and
inflammation by blocking the metabolism of arachidonic acid by isoform of cyclooxygenase …

Cyclooxygenase inhibitory, cytotoxicity and free radical scavenging activities of selected medicinal plants used in Indian traditional medicine

R Gacche, R Shaikh, M Pund, R Deshmukh - Pharmacognosy Journal, 2011 - Elsevier
Introduction: The enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX) has been implicated to be a key enzyme
involved in recruiting inflammations. Developing COX inhibitors has remained one of the …

Antibacterial and COX-1 inhibitory effect of medicinal plants from the Pamir Mountains, Afghanistan

AS Jeppesen, J Soelberg, AK Jäger - Plants, 2012 - mdpi.com
Plants used to treat inflammatory ailments, pain, fever and infections in the Pamir Mountains
in northeastern Afghanistan, were tested for antibacterial and COX-1 inhibitory activity …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclooxygenase inhibition and antimycobacterial effects of extracts from Sudanese medicinal plants

IMS Eldeen, J Van Staden - South African Journal of Botany, 2008 - Elsevier
Fifty one dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts obtained from seven tree
species used in Sudanese traditional medicine were screened for in vitro anti-inflammatory …

Anti-inflammatory, anticholinesterase, antioxidant and phytochemical properties of medicinal plants used for pain-related ailments in South Africa

OA Fawole, SO Amoo, AR Ndhlala, ME Light… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Extracts of seven South African medicinal
plants used traditionally for the treatment of pain-related ailments were evaluated. AIMS OF …

Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-cholinesterase and mutagenic effects of extracts obtained from some trees used in South African traditional medicine

IMS Eldeen, EE Elgorashi, J Van Staden - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2005 - Elsevier
Extracts obtained from 10 trees used in South African traditional medicine were screened for
antibacterial, anti-inflammatory (COX-1 and COX-2) and anti-cholinesterase activities and …