Management of inflammatory disorders: A brief review of selected ethnomedicinal plants

Abstract

Medicinal plants have immense significance to treat various diseases and have great potential to discover and develop new therapies. This paper aims to summarize the in vitro and in vivo investigations conducted to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activities of selected medicinal plants of Bangladesh. The anti-inflammatory active molecules reported from those selected plants have also been highlighted. The species included in this review are Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench, Asparagus racemosus Willd., Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC., Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub., Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht., Mussaenda roxburghii Hook. f., Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq., Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir., Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers. and Spondias pinnata (L. f.) Kurz. The toxic effect of these plants has also been included briefly. We hope that this overview will shed some light on the function of these plants and their molecules in the treatment of various inflammatory diseases and will attract the attention of investigators interested in designing novel therapeutic approaches.