Āyurveda is considered to be the traditional science of health in India and is based on the
principle of subjectivity. All matter is composed of five basic elements, which can be perceived …

Literature data on respectively botany, chemistry, ethnopharmacology, pharmacology and
toxicology of Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (Meliaceae) are reviewed and evaluated. In …

Gallic acid was found to possess anti-inflammatory activity towards zymosan-induced acute
food pad swelling in mice. In vitro studies on the mode of action of gallic acid revealed that …

The search for immunomodulating plant constituents through basic and field inquiries into
the literature and practices of traditional Indian medicine is treated. The strategy of data …

Licorice, the root extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra L., is used as a medicine for various diseases.
Anti‐inflammatory as well as anti‐allergic activities have been attributed to one of its main …

Phenols isolated from the traditional medicinal plant Picrorhiza kurroa inhibit the release of
superoxide anion (O 2 − ) by activated human neutrophils, but leave the phagocytotic …

Owing to their multiple side effects, the use of steroidal drugs is becoming more and more
controversial, resulting in an increasing need for new and safer anti-inflammatory agents. In …

The interference of an aqueous extract of the stem bark of Azadirachta indica with different
parts of the human immune system was investigated. The extract showed strong …

In traditional South-East Asian medicine the therapeutic value of the parenchymous leaf-gel
of Aloe vera for inflammatory-based diseases is well-reputed. The aim of this study is to …

From the latex of Jatropha curcas L. (Euphorbiaceae) a novel cyclic octapeptide was isolated,
which we named curcacycline A. The compound was found to contain one threonine, one …