BACKGROUND
Traditional medicine has widely been used Betula platyphylla var. japonica to treat various inflammatory diseases including arthritis.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive, and anti-arthritic effects of Betula platyphylla in interleukin-1β (IL-1β)-stimulated
BACKGROUND
Trees and shrubs of the genus Betula (Betulaceae) inhabit various ecosystems in temperate and boreal climate zones of the northern hemisphere. The healing properties of Betula bark and bark extracts have been known for a long time in traditional medicine in different parts of the world.