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  2. Anti-inflammatory activity of (+)-usnic acid

Anti-inflammatory activity of (+)-usnic acid

  • Fitoterapia. 2000 Sep;71(5):564-6. doi: 10.1016/s0367-326x(00)00209-4.
C S Vijayakumar 1 S Viswanathan M K Reddy S Parvathavarthini A B Kundu E Sukumar
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  • 1 Medicinal Chemistry Research Centre, Institute of Pharmacology, Madras Medical College, Chennai 600003, India.
Abstract

(+)-Usnic acid, isolated from the Lichen Roccella montagnei, showed a dose-dependent anti-inflammatory activity when tested on rats, employing acute and chronic models.

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