Review of anti-inflammatory, immune-modulatory and wound healing properties of molluscs
Ahmad, T.B.; Liu, L.; Kotiw, M.; Benkendorff, K. (2018). Review of anti-inflammatory, immune-modulatory and wound healing properties of molluscs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 210: 156-178. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2017.08.008
In: Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Elsevier Science Ireland: Shannon. ISSN 0378-8741, more
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Animal products > Shells
Mollusca [WoRMS]
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Marine natural products; TCM; Traditional Chinese Medicine; Materia Medica; Lyprinol; Inflammation; wound healing |
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- Ahmad, T.B.
- Liu, L.
- Kotiw, M.
- Benkendorff, K.
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| Abstract |
This review focuses on traditional and contemporary anti-inflammatory uses of mollusc–derived products summarising all the in vitro, in vivo and human clinical trials that have tested the anti-inflammatory activity of molluscan natural products. Inflammatory conditions, burns and wounds have been an ongoing concern for human health since the early era of civilisation. Many texts from ancient medicine have recorded the symptoms, signs and treatments for these conditions. Natural treatments are well-documented in traditional European medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Siddha and ancient Mediterranean and African traditional medicine and include a surprisingly large number of molluscan species. |
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