02080nas a2200193 4500008004100000245016400041210006900205260001900274300001200293490000600305520140700311653001601718653001401734653001701748653002101765653001901786100001401805856006701819 2010 eng d00aA Comparison of Traditional Anti-inflammation and Anti-infection Medicinal Plants with Current Evidence from Biomedical Research: Results from a Regional Study0 aComparison of Traditional Antiinflammation and Antiinfection Med cNovember 2010 a293-2950 v23 a

Background: In relation to pharmacognosy, an objective of many ethnobotanical studies is to identify plant species to be further investigated, for example, tested in disease models related to the ethnomedicinal application. To further warrant such testing, research evidence for medicinal applications of these plants (or of their major phytochemical constituents and metabolic derivatives) is typically analyzed in biomedical databases. Methods: As a model of this process, the current report presents novel information regarding traditional anti-inflammation and anti-infection medicinal plant use. This information was obtained from an interview-based ethnobotanical study; and was compared with current biomedical evidence using the Medline® database. Results: Of the 8 anti-infection plant species identified in the ethnobotanical study, 7 have related activities reported in the database; and of the 6 anti-inflammation plants, 4 have related activities in the database. Conclusion: Based on novel and complimentary results from the ethnobotanical and biomedical database analyses, it is suggested that some of these plants warrant additional investigation of potential anti-inflammatory or anti-infection activities in related disease models, and also additional studies in other population groups.

10aEthnobotany10aInfection10aInflammation10aMedicinal plants10aPhytochemicals1 aVieira, A uhttps://www.phcogres.com/article/2010/2/5/1041030974-849072326