A REVIEW ON MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITIES

This review presents updated information gathered on scientifically proved medicinal plants used for anti-inflammatory activity. This study provides the information on botanical name, family, parts used and their solvents used in plants. In spite of rapid progress and spread of modern medicine and surgery, faith in and popularity of traditional method has not decreased. There are a large number of studies which supports the anti-inflammatory effects of traditional herbal medicines. The aim of this review is to highlight the work on anti-inflammatory of plant origin. The present paper also involves various plant drugs and their bioactive extracts involved in anti-inflammatory mechanism. This article may help investigators to identify medicinal plants responsible for anti-inflammatory activity.