Antiinflammatory Medicinal Plants from the Ugandan Greater Mpigi Region Act as Potent Inhibitors in the COX-2/PGH<sub>2</sub> Pathway

Antiinflammatory Medicinal Plants from the Ugandan Greater Mpigi Region Act as Potent Inhibitors in the COX-2/PGH<sub>2</sub> Pathway

Our study investigates 16 medicinal plants via assessment of inhibition of proinflammatory enzymes such as cyclooxygenases (COX). The plants are used by traditional healers in the Greater Mpigi region in Uganda to treat inflammation and related disorders. We present results of diverse in vitro exper...

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Main Authors: Fabien Schultz, Ogechi Favour Osuji, Barbara Wack, Godwin Anywar, Leif-Alexander Garbe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
inflammation
antibiotics
ethnopharmacology
traditional medicine
pain
fever
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/2/351

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