Rosmarinic Acid as Potential Anti-Inflammatory Agent

Title:Rosmarinic Acid as Potential Anti-Inflammatory Agent

Volume: 13 Issue: 4

Author(s): Carmela Colica, Laura Di Renzo, Vincenzo Aiello, Antonino De Lorenzo and Ludovico Abenavoli*

Affiliation:

• Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Campus "Salvatore Venuta", 88100 Germaneto, Catanzaro,Italy

Keywords: Anti-oxidant, cytokines, phytotherapy, Rosmarinus officinalis, rosmarinic acid, anti-inflammatory agent.

Abstract: Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Lamiaceae), popularly known as rosemary, is used for food flavoring, and in folk medicine, as an antispasmodic, analgesic, anti-rheumatic, diuretic, and antiepileptic agent. Rosemary is an herb widely used in folk medicine, cosmetics, and phytotherapy and for flavoring of food products. Studies have focused on various biological activities of the secondary metabolites of this plant, such as rosmarinic acid, which have powerful antioxidant, hepato-protective, antimicrobial, anti-nociceptive, and anti-inflammatory properties.

Cite this article as:

Colica Carmela , Di Renzo Laura , Aiello Vincenzo , De Lorenzo Antonino and Abenavoli Ludovico *, Rosmarinic Acid as Potential Anti-Inflammatory Agent, Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials 2018; 13 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157488711304180911095818