Journal of ethnopharmacology
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Traditional medicine has widely been used Betula platyphylla var. japonica to treat various inflammatory diseases including arthritis. ⋯ These results suggest that Betula platyphylla has anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects in IL-1β-stimulated RA FLS and in an animal model of arthritis. Thus, the use of Betula platyphylla as a pharmaceutical candidate for the treatment of arthritis should be further studied.
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Salvia L. species are widely used against wounds and skin infections in Turkish folk medicine. ⋯ The EtOH extract of Salvia cryptantha treated groups of animals showed 56.5% contraction, whereas the reference drug Madecassol(®) showed 100% contraction. On the other hand, the same extract on linear incision wound model demonstrated a significant increase (33.2%) in wound tensile strength as compared to other groups. The results of histopathological examination maintained the upshot of linear incision and circular excision wound models as well. These findings specify that Salvia cryptantha for wound healing activity can be appealed further phytochemical estimation for spotting its active components.