Anti-inflammatory property of Rosmarinus officinalis L

Abstract

Inflammation is a natural defensive phenomenon for the body that may turn into a disease due to a defect in its mechanism of work. Today the inflammatory diseases of all kinds have become widespread in our society, especially for the elderly peoples. The search for safe treatment methods has become very necessary, especially taking into account that the available drugs treatments no longer provide satisfactory results at the therapeutic level for patients, but may make the matter worse due to its many side effects, and therefore returning to mother nature is the best solution. Rosmarinus Officinalis L or rosemary is a plant belongs to the Lamiaceae family. It was considered as a source of effective compounds from its essential oil and extract, which scientific research has proven to be very effective in treating inflammatory diseases. In this report, a group of plant compounds and their mechanism of action against inflammation were reviewed. A group of studies dealing with this topic have also been covered. Based on these available scientific and experimental data, it can be said that this plant is very effective in influencing inflammatory conditions. Therefore, the area of interest in it should be expanded experimentally to study its therapeutic properties more broadly.