Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activity-guided investigation of phytoconstituents from Lactuca indica L.

Abstract

Vietnamese dandelion (Lactuca indica L.) presents various remedies to cure pustules and several derma-inflammatory diseases in terms of traditional medicine. In this study, the antiinflammatory and antioxidant effects of several fractions from L. indica were screened by assessing the inhibitory capacity of nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 cells and the DPPH scavenging activity...