PREVENTIVES OR REMEDIES FOR ARTHRITIS

摘要

Agents, for treating or preventing arthritis, comprise a plant belonging to the family Saxifragaceae or its extract. Independent claims are also included for foods, drinks or feed containing a plant belonging to the family Saxifragaceae or its extract. ACTIVITY : Antiarthritic. In a streptoccal cell wall induced arthritis model in Lewis rats administration an aqueous ethanol extract of Hydrangeae Dulcis Folium at 30 g/day orally for 24 days reduced arthritis edema from 0.48 ml for a control to 0.16 ml. MECHANISM OF ACTION : None given.