摘要：Introduction: In recent years, there has been a growing interest in finding new compound with herbal origins for treatment and prevention of disease. This study aims at investigating the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of Borage officinalis, althaea officinalis, chamaemelum nobile, morus alba and rosmarinus officinals which are commonly used in traditional medicine. Methods: In this study the antioxidant activity was investigated by applying cupric ion reducing assay (cupric assay) and antiinflammatory activity investigated through inhibition albumin serum denaturation. Results: Morus alba, chamaemelum nobile and borage officinals were found to have the highest antioxidant capacity. Chamaemelum nobile, rosmarinus officinals and althaea officinalis had considerable anti-inflammatory activity and the alcoholic extraction of nobile and rosmarinus officinals had marked anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Conclusion: Use of screening tests such as the above-mentioned methods are useful for finding biological components with different effects.
关键词：Antioxidant capacity; Anti-inflammatory effects; Medicine plants.
