Title:Medicinal Herbs with Anti-Inflammatory Activities for Natural and Organic Healing
Volume: 25
Issue: 23
Author(s): Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian*
Affiliation:
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081,China
Keywords:
Inflammation, medicinal plants, natural products, traditional iranian medicine, traditional chinese medicine, pro-inflammatory.
Abstract: One of the principal causes of different disorders is an uncontrolled inflammatory
response. Alkaloids, flavonoids, polyphenolic, proanthocyanidin, terpenoid, and steroid compounds
are the main reasons for the anti-inflammatory activities of medicinal herbs and
plants. The current manuscript introduces a series of potential anti-inflammatory plants, particularly
those which are routines in Iranian and Chinese traditional herbal medicine, and simplifies
the function and mechanisms of natural constituents for the prevention and treatment of
inflammatory disorders. PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, Wiley Online Library,
Springer, Taylor, Francis, etc., have been used to search for collecting of scientific publications
for a full evaluation of current documentation in the literature showing the importance of
medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory characteristics and natural medicines. The most notable
medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities are Baccharis dracunculifolia, Aconitum bulleyanum,
Crateya adansonii, Alliums spp., Centella asiatica, Flos lonicerae, Corydalis dubia, Syringae folium, Coptis chinensis,
Casearia decandra, Nigella sativa, Cannabis sativa, Tamarindus indica L., Glycyrrhiza glabra, Panax ginseng,
Panax notoginseng, Pistacia vera, Smilax china, Scutellaria baicalensis, Rosemarinus officinalis, Moringa olifera,
Pulsatilla radix, Pistacia atlantica, Rullia tuberose, Canarium album, Dodonaea polyandra, Forsythia suspense,
Polygala tenuifolia, Radiz Isatidis, Hypericum sampsonii, Geranium koreanum, Typha capensis, Isatidis folium,
Ginkgo biloba, Houttuynia cordata, snow lotus, etc. Herbal medicine mainly uses numerous parts of plants or combinations
of them to prevent and remedy diseases and promote health. More investigations and clinical experiments are
needed to provide more information on the importance of medicinal plants as well as their roles in the treatment and
prevention of inflammatory diseases.
