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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Biochem Pharmacol. 2010 Jul 21;80(12):1833–1843. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2010.07.021

Table 1.

Common nutraceuticals that show anti-inflammatory properties

Nutraceutical Major Activities
Apigenin Antioxidative, vasoprotective, antiinflammatory, hypocholesterolemic
Naringin Vasoprotective, antiinflammatory, hypocholesterolemic
  Ursolic acid Antioxidative, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory
Hesperidin Vasoprotective, antiinflammatory
Piperine Antiinflammatory, respiratory diseases, digestive, absorptive
Eucalyptol Gastroprotective, antiinflammatory, antioxidative, hepatoprotective
Curcumin Antioxidative, antiinflammatory, anticarcinogenic
Eugenol Antioxidative, antiinflammatory
Diosgenin Antioxidative, antiinflammatory, anticarcinogenic
Diallyl sulfide Antioxidative, antiinflammatory, anticarcinogenic
Gingerol Antioxidative, antiinflammatory, cardioprotective, antimicrobial
Thymoquinone Antiinflammatory, anticancer
Garcinol Antioxidative, antiinflammatory, anticarcinogenic
Capsaicin Antioxidative, antiinflammatory
Rosmarinic acid Antiinflammatory, respiratory diseases
Gossypin Antioxidant, antinociceptive, antiinflammatory, anticarcinogenic