Anti-inflammatory and antiulcer activity of Teucrium buxifolium

• Published in: Journal of ethnopharmacology Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 93 - 98
• Main Authors: Puntero, Belén Fernández, Peinado, Irene Iglesias, del Fresno, Angel Ma Villar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 1997; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-inflammatory; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - administration & dosage; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - pharmacology; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - toxicity; Anti-Ulcer Agents - administration & dosage; Anti-Ulcer Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Ulcer Agents - therapeutic use; Antiarthritic; Antiulcer; Arthritis, Experimental - drug therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Carrageenan - administration & dosage; Carrageenan - toxicity; Cytoprotective; Disease Models, Animal; Edema - chemically induced; Edema - drug therapy; Female; Gastric Mucosa - cytology; Gastric Mucosa - drug effects; General pharmacology; Indomethacin - administration & dosage; Indomethacin - toxicity; Lamiaceae; Medical sciences; Mice; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Plant Extracts - administration & dosage; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use; Plants, Medicinal; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Spain; Stomach Ulcer - chemically induced; Stomach Ulcer - prevention & control; Teucrium buxifolium; Europe; Spain; Antiarthritic; Teucrium buxifolium; Lamiaceae; Antiulcer; Anti-inflammatory; Cytoprotective; Pharmacognosy; Antiinflammatory agent; Antiulcer agent; Biological activity; Medicinal plant; Cytoprotector; Folk medicine; Labiatae; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Plant origin; Spermatophyta; Antirheumatic agent
• ISSN: 0378-8741; 1872-7573
• DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01479-1

Teucrium buxifolium Spanish endemic, have traditionally been used for the treatment of rheumatic and other inflammatory affections. In this work, phytochemical screening was carried out to ascertain the qualitative composition of this species and we have studied the anti-inflammatory and antiulcer activity of Teucrium buxifolium. This species has exhibited potent anti-inflammatory properties against experimentally-induced arthritis and carrageenin paw edema. Additionally, Teucrium buxifolium species have displayed significant antiulcer and cytoprotective activity.