BRIEF REVIEW ON HERBAL PLANT USED IN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY TREATMENT

Inflammation is a part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells or irritants. It is characterized by redness, swollen joints, joint pain, stiffness and loss of joint function. Inflammation is currently treated by NSAIDs. Unfortunately, these drugs cause increased risk of blood clot resulting in heart at tacks and strokes. Therefore, the developments of potent anti-inflammatory drugs from the natural products are now under considerations. Natural products are rich source for discovery of new drugs because of their chemical diversity. A natural product from medicinal plants plays a major role to cure many diseases associated with inflammation. The conventional drug available in the market to treat inflammation produces various side-effects. Due to these side-effects, there is need for the search of newer drugs with less or no side-effects. There are hundreds of phytoconstituents reported to have many pharmacological activities although most of these reports are of academic interest and very few find entry in clinical trials. The present review is directed towards compilation of data on promising phytochemicals from herbal plants that have been tested in inflammatory models using modern scientific systems.