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
Affiliations
  • 1. Medicinal Chemistry Research Centre, Institute of Pharmacology, Madras Medical College, Chennai 600003, India.
PMID: 11449509 DOI: 10.1016/s0367-326x(00)00209-4
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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