Cyclooxygenase inhibitory activity of South African plants used against inflammation

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-46

  Jäger, Anna K ^a,b   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; COX 1; COX 2; Traditional medicine; Zulu medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

8 1 3,4,5 TRIMETHOXY 3 1,6 1 DIHYDRO 3 1,4 1 METHYLENEDIOXY 6 OXO 8,3 1 NEOLIGNAN; CRYPTOCARIA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; CRYPTOCARIA MYRTIFOLIA EXTRACT; CRYPTOCARIA TRANSVALENSIS EXTRACT; CRYPTOCARIA WOODII EXTRACT; CRYPTOCARIA WYLIEI EXTRACT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; EUCOMIN; EUCOSTEROL; FURANOEREMOPHIL 2 EN 1 ONE(8,12 EPOXY 2,7,11 EUDESMATRIEN 1 ONE); HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISOOCOBULLENONE; OCOBULLENONE; OCOTEA BULLATA EXTRACT; PENTANISIA PRUNELLOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; SIBYLLENONE; SIPHONOCHILUS AETHIOPICUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WIGHTEONE(4',5,7 TRIHYDROXY 6 PRENYLISOFLAVONE); WIGTHEONE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOCARIA LATIFOLIA; CRYPTOCARIA MYRTIFOLIA; CRYPTOCARIA TRANSVALENSIS; CRYPTOCARIA WOODII; CRYPTOCARIA WYLIEI; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG USE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EUCOMIS AUTUMNALIS; INFLAMMATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OCOTEA; OCOTEA BULLATA; PAIN; PENTANISIA PRUNELLOIDES; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIPHONOCHILUS AETHIOPICUS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EUCOMIS AUTUMNALIS; OCOTEA BULLATA; SIPHONOCHILUS AETHIOPICUS;

EID: 23944453094     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-004-5570-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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