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  • Integrative medicine and rheumatology
  • Pharmacognosy and ethnobotany

Background:

  • Chronic joint inflammatory disorders, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, are characterized by inflammation and oxidative stress, leading to significant disability.
  • Conventional treatments, while effective, often carry severe side effects, necessitating exploration of safer alternatives.
  • Medicinal plants have a long history in traditional medicine and show potential for managing joint conditions with a better safety profile.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and summarize human clinical evidence for specific medicinal plants used to support joint health.
  • To identify plants with demonstrated efficacy and safety in human studies for inflammatory joint conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of human clinical studies on selected medicinal plants.
  • Focus on plants with traditional use and preliminary evidence for anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties relevant to joint disorders.
  • Inclusion criteria focused on studies involving human participants evaluating joint health outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Several medicinal plants, including Arnica montana, Boswellia spp., Curcuma spp., Harpagophytum procumbens, Salix spp., and Zingiber officinalis, have shown promise in human studies for alleviating symptoms of joint inflammation.
  • Evidence for other reviewed plants like Equisetum arvense, Sesamum indicum, Symphytum officinalis, Panax notoginseng, and Withania somnifera in human joint health studies requires further investigation.
  • Mechanisms of action for many plants remain incompletely understood, despite in vitro and animal model data.

Conclusions:

  • Certain medicinal plants demonstrate potential as complementary therapies for chronic joint inflammatory disorders, offering a viable alternative or adjunct to conventional treatments.
  • Further rigorous human clinical trials are needed to elucidate the precise mechanisms of action and optimize therapeutic applications of these botanicals.
  • The reviewed plants represent a valuable resource for developing novel, safer strategies for managing joint inflammation and associated symptoms.