In this study, an extract from the bulbs of Cyrtanthus contractus showed strong anti-inflammatory activity in vitro. The extract was partially separated into 14 fractions and analyzed by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry metabolomics, and the
Dichloromethane and 90% methanol extracts of different parts of 6 Amaryllidaceae species were investigated for anti-inflammatory (COX-1 and COX-2), antibacterial and mutagenic (Salmonella/microsome test strain TA98) activities. Antibacterial activity was carried out using disc diffusion assay
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