Phytomedicine. 2002 May; 9(4): 355-9.

Anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities of triterpenoids from Strobilanthes callosus nees.

Singh B, Sahu PM, Sharma MK.

Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.

The anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities of the 95% ethanol extract, benzene fraction and isolated triterpenoids of Strobilanthes callosus were investigated. In the carrageenan-induced paw edema inflammation model, the taraxerol showed a high reduction of edema, but the antimicrobial effect observed was lower at the two doses employed. These results confirm the use of this plant in folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial herbal drug.