Abstract

MEDICINAL PLANTS: HAVING THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY POTENTIAL- AN OVERVIEW

Surya Nath Pandey*, Shikha Chaudhary, Vijay Pratap, Surya Pratap and Poonam Bhardwaj

ABSTRACT

Inflammation is a protective and defence mechanism of body. Signs of inflammation are swelling, pain, redness, etc. There are various therapies and medicines are available but there is no proper medication available for inflammation. Some medicines like NSAIDs, opioids and steroids are used in the treatment of inflammation but these medicines are very costly and have also adverse effects. So researchers are working for the alternatives of these medicines. Medicinal and herbal plants may be very useful. Many medicinal plants have the good potential of anti-inflammatory activity. The main objective of this review article is to reveal the information of medicinal plants which have the essential anti-inflammatory activity with the possible mechanism of action of medicinal plants are also discussed.

Keywords: inflammation, medicinal plants, adverse effects, alternative treatments.