Anti Inflammatory Activity of Selected Pteridophytes from Western Ghats

Abstract

The present study was aimed to explore the anti inflammatory potential of selected Pteridophytes from Western Ghats of South India using heat induced haemolytic activity Stabilization of RBCs membrane was studied to further establish the mechanism of anti inflammatory action of Cyclosorus interruptus Willd H Ito Pityrogramma calomelanos L Linkvar calomelanos Pteris vittata L Pteris confusa T G Walker Pteris biaurita L Pteris multiaurita Ag Adiantum incisum Forssk Adiantum latifolium Lam Hemionitis arifolia Burm T Moore and Ceratopteris thalictroides L Brong aqueous extracts with varied inhibition Except A latifolium and P confusa all other tested extracts effectively inhibited the heat induced haemolysis The studied extracts percentage of inhibition were as follows A incisum gt Pityrogramma calomelanos var calomelanos Cyclosorus interruptus gt P multiaurita gt P biaurita H arifolia C thalictroides gt P vittata gt P confusa gt A latifolium The result of the present study suggested that further studies on the isolation of active principles from the aqueous extracts of Cyclosorus interruptus Pityrogramma calomelanos var calomelanos P biaurita P multiaurita A incisum H arifolia and C thalictroides may bring out an alternative drug for the inflammation nbsp