persicaria nepalensis/edema

BACKGROUND The study was aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Polygonum minus (Huds) using in vitro and in vivo approaches. METHODS The in vitro tests used to evaluate ethanolic extract are cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2),

Background and Purpose:Polygonum orientale L. (family: Polygonaceae), named Hongcao in China, is a Traditional Chinese Medicinal and has long been used for rheumatic arthralgia and rheumatoid arthritis. However, no pharmacological and mechanism study to confirm these clinic effects have been

BACKGROUND This study aims to evaluate the scientific basis of traditional application of Persicaria orientalis for reducing pain and inflammation. METHODS An in vitro method was performed to investigate the presence of the anti-inflammatory activity of methanolic crude extract of P. orientalis. In

Despite the extensive use of Polygonum chinense (PC) as a detoxifying ingredient of Chinese cool tea, the efficacy of different PC varieties remains underexplored. Herein, we compare the chemical profiles and antioxidant/anti-inflammatory activities of the aqueous extracts of two PC varieties,

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to investigate the antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities of the extracts and the structure-based fractions from P. capitatum so as to provide the evidence for the traditional use of this plant in the treatment of urinary tract infections and to clarify the