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Investigating the anti-inflammatory potential of Elaeagnus an-gustifolia L. through enzyme inhibition assays

Esra AKKOL; Büşra Karpuz Ağören; Özge Sultan Pınarbaşı; Taylan Turan

PHYTONutrients · 2024

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Summary

Elaeagnaceae family, which is common in the steppe regions of Asia, Europe, and North America, contains about 45 species, including three genus: Hippophae, Shepherdia, and Elaeagnus. There are two species in the genus Hippophae rhamnoides and Elaeagnus angustifolia. The species of the Elaeagnaceae family is widely used in public and traditional medicine due to its widespread prevalence in the world and in Turkey. Ethnobotanical field studies have revealed that the fruits of E. angustifolia L. are used in Anatolia as an anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, urolithiatic, antidiarrheal, and anti-inflammatory agent in eye infections. Furthermore, the fruit of this plant is consumed as an appetizer and a source of nutrition. The study aims to evaluate the in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of extra

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.62368/pn.v3i.26
Catalogue ID
NRmo9zxr64-090
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