A REVIEW ON THE ANALGESIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
*Syed Muzaffar Ahmad and Mohd Syeed Shah
ABSTRACT
Naturally occurring substances mentioned in medieval medical literatures currently have and will continue to have, a crucial place in drug discovery. Avicenna was a Persian physician who is known as the most influential medical writers in the middle ages. Avicenna`s Canon of Medicine, the most famous books in the history of medicine, presents a clear and organized summary of all the medical knowledge of the time, including a long list of drugs. Several hundred substances and receipts from different sources are mentioned for treatment of different illnesses in this book. The aim of the present study was to provide a descriptive review of all anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs presented in this comprehensive encyclopedia of medicine.
Keywords: Medicine, anti-inflammatory, analgesic drugs.
[Download Article]
[Download Certifiate]