Abstract

A REVIEW ON ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF PUNICA GRANATUM LINN (POMEGRANATE)

Prashant R. Shirode*, Shital A. Magar, Sonali R. Musmude, Santosh R. Tambe and S. Sisodia

Abstract

The predominant reason for this review article was to study the antiinflammatory exercise of punica granatum linn and leaves, fruit peel etc. Punica granatum linn usually acknowledged as pomegranate and it's a tremendously phenolic compound include fruit or plant with exceptional type of things to do such as antimicrobial, antipyretic, antiinflammatory, antibacterial, anticancer, antioxidant, and so on. Inflammation is a body defense mechanism however so many instances infection cause a number of physical manifestations like acute and chronic inflammatory disease. This review article is divided into three components likewise - 1. The first section divided the introduction of inflammation, anti-inflammatory drugs and their mechanism of action. 2. Second phase divided into introduction of punica granatum linn, pharmacological or therapeutic properties, and lastly 3. Third part is divided into a review article regarding factor of view to assess anti-inflammatory activity of punica granatum by using various animal models such as carrageenan induced paw edema, cotton pellet induced and histamine /5HT induced paw edema etc.

Keywords: Punica granatum, Inflammation, Carrageenan induced paw edema, Cotton pellet induced granuloma, Histamine 5/HT induced edema, Croton oil /TPA induced ear edema, Dextran induced paw edema, Arachidonic acid induced ear edema, pleurisy model, Granuloma pouch