Anti-inflammatory effects of different extracts from three Salvia species

Authors : Elif ÇADIRCI, Halis SÜLEYMAN, Perihan GÜRBÜZ, Ayşe KURUÜZÜM UZ, Zühal GÜVENALP, Lütfiye Ömür DEMİREZER

Pages : 59-64

View : 18 | Download : 9

Publication Date : 2012-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Salvia L. species have been used for the treatment of various inflammatory ailments in traditional medicine. In order to evaluate this ethnobotanical information, water, methanol, n-butanol, acetone, and chloroform extracts from 3 Salvia species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(S. fruticosa, S. verticillata, and S. trichoclada); were screened for their anti-inflammatory activity using in vivo experimental models in rats. For this purpose a carrageenan-induced inflammatory paw edema model was used. All extracts demonstrated anti-inflammatory activities; however, n-butanol extract of Salvia fruticosa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(syn. S. triloba);, which is known as Turkish sage, was found to be the most active. It can be expected that the active flavonoids, phenolic acids, and terpenoids may be responsible for the anti-inflammatory activity of these plants.
Keywords : Key words Salvia, Lamiaceae, anti inflammatory activity