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Potential Anti-Arthritic Agents From Indian Medicinal Plants

Abstract

Traditional medicines are used globally for management of rheumatoid arthritis since prehistoric times. This review emphasizes on the Indian medicinal flora and their traditional utilization in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Peer reviewed articles from the last three decades and the classical textbooks were examined for bibliographic investigation. Plant extract traditionally used for ameliorating arthritic condition have been studied in the present review. 124 plants, traditionally used in the management of arthritis have been recorded. This study reflects the need to explore potential chemical moieties from unexploited plants in arthritic management along with the mechanism of action through which they would act, remain to be studied

Samrat Chauhan, Lalit Kishore, Navpreet Kaur, Randhir Singh*

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