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Review
. 2016 Oct 1;21(10):1321.
doi: 10.3390/molecules21101321.

Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Natural Products

Abdullatif Azab  1 , Ahmad Nassar  2 , Abed N Azab  3   4
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Review

Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Natural Products

Abdullatif Azab et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

This article presents highlights of the published literature regarding the anti-inflammatory activities of natural products. Many review articles were published in this regard, however, most of them have presented this important issue from a regional, limited perspective. This paper summarizes the vast range of review and research articles that have reported on the anti-inflammatory effects of extracts and/or pure compounds derived from natural products. Moreover, this review pinpoints some interesting traditionally used medicinal plants that were not investigated yet.

Keywords: anti-inflammatory activity; natural products; plant extract; pure compounds.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Structures of ganoderic acid A (A) and ergosta-4-6-8(14),22-tetraen-3-one (B).
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Structure of some cyathins isolated from mushrooms.
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Structure of agrocybin.
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Figure 4
Structure of active anti-inflammatory compounds isolated from Eriodictyon angustifolium.
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Figure 5
Structures of oleanolic acid, ursolic acid and cucurbitacin B.
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Figure 6
Structures of quercetin, allicin, (+)-α-pinene and (−)-myrtenol.
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