Evaluation of in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory effects of (-)-pseudosemiglabrin, a major phytoconstituent isolated from Tephrosia apollinea (Delile) DC

Hassan LE 1 , Dahham SS 2 , Fadul SM 3 , Umar MI 4 , Majid AS 5 , Khaw KY 4 Show all authors , Majid AM 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 EMAN Testing & Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia; Department of Botany, Faculty of Science& Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan P.O. Box 383. Electronic address: [email protected]
  • 2 EMAN Testing & Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • 3 School of Heath Sciences, Ahfad Univeristy for Women, Omdurman, Sudan P.O. Box 167
  • 4 Departments of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 11800 Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Pharmacology, Quest International University, Perak, Malaysia
J Ethnopharmacol, 2016 Aug 20.
PMID: 27553975 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.023

Abstract

Tephrosia apollinea (Delile) DC (Leguminosae) has been used in folk medicine in Arabian countries to treat inflammatory disorders. The plant has been described to treat swelling, bone fracture, bronchitis, cough, earache and wounds.

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