PJB-2017-868
Medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities from selected countries and regions of Africa
Oluwafemi.O. Oguntibeju
Abstract
Various non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have been shown to reduce pain and inflammation by blocking the metabolism of arachidonic acid by isoform of cyclo-oxygenase enzyme, thereby reducing the production of prostaglandin. Sadly, there are many side effects associated with the administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. However, there are medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory therapeutic effects with low or no side effects. The African continent is richly endowed with diverse medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory activities which have been shown to be effective in the treatment of inflammatory conditions in traditional medicine. Interestingly, scientists have examined some of these African medicinal plants and documented their biological and therapeutic activities. Unfortunately, medicinal plants from different countries in Africa with anti-inflammatory has not been documented in a single review paper. It is important to document the ethno-botanical knowledge and applications of anti-inflammatory medicinal plants from selected countries representing different regions in the African continent. This paper therefore documents anti-inflammatory activities of various medicinal plants from different geographical regions of Africa with the aim of presenting the diversity of medicinal plants that are in traditional or therapeutic use in Africa.
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