Comparison of Anti-inflammatory Activities of Six Curcuma Rhizomes: A Possible Curcuminoid-independent Pathway Mediated by Curcuma phaeocaulis Extract

We aimed to compare the anti-inflammatory activities of six species of Curcuma drugs using adjuvant arthritis model mice. When orally administered 1 day before the injection of adjuvant, the methanol extract of Curcuma phaeocaulis significantly inhibited paw swelling and the serum haptoglobin concen...

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Main Authors: Tohda, Chihiro, Nakayama, Natsuki, Hatanaka, Fumiyuki, Komatsu, Katsuko
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1475933/