PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND IN VITRO EVALUATION OF THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIDIABETIC PROPERTIES OF SINOMENIUM ACUTUM RHIZOME EXTRACT

Diabetes and inflammation are leading causes of fatality worldwide, accounting for millions of deaths every year. Although many drugs have been developed to treat these conditions effectively, some pharmacological incompatibilities could happen simultaneously. Therefore traditional natural product drugs to fight these conditions are more beneficial and are still urgently needed. Hence we have biologically evaluated Chinese traditional herb Sinomenium acutum rhizome extracts as potential antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory natural product by using suitable in vitro bioassays. The tested extracts of Sinomenium acutum rhizome possess in-vitro anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic activities. Keywords: Diabetes, Inflammation, Sinomenium acutum, Chinese herbal medicine