TY - JOUR

T1 - Quercetin

T2 - health benefits with relevance to TNF-a-linked inflammatory diseases

AU - Harrison, Adrian Paul

AU - Cooper, Ross G.

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - With increasing interest among the general public for using natural and herbal remedies, there is a great need to document and list ancient medical texts and practices, as well as to investigate the efficacy of a number of 'ancient' compounds that are currently reputed to have medicinal benefits for such diseases as arthritis, would healing, cancer, chronic inflammation and cardiovascular disease. With these goals in mind, we have collected evidence for the use of the natural polyphenolic flavonoid quercetin in antiquity, as well as identified modern clinical research showing the efficacy of this compound for human health. Our report not only provides clear evidence for the flavonoid quercetin as an anti-inflammatory, which may well have been used in antiquity to treat arthritic swelling and pain, it also serves to re-educate the general public and scientific community to the fact that natural and herbal remedies can be very efficacious forms of medication, deserving respect.

AB - With increasing interest among the general public for using natural and herbal remedies, there is a great need to document and list ancient medical texts and practices, as well as to investigate the efficacy of a number of 'ancient' compounds that are currently reputed to have medicinal benefits for such diseases as arthritis, would healing, cancer, chronic inflammation and cardiovascular disease. With these goals in mind, we have collected evidence for the use of the natural polyphenolic flavonoid quercetin in antiquity, as well as identified modern clinical research showing the efficacy of this compound for human health. Our report not only provides clear evidence for the flavonoid quercetin as an anti-inflammatory, which may well have been used in antiquity to treat arthritic swelling and pain, it also serves to re-educate the general public and scientific community to the fact that natural and herbal remedies can be very efficacious forms of medication, deserving respect.

M3 - Journal article

VL - 2

SP - 135

EP - 139

JO - The Journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research

JF - The Journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research

SN - 1898-2395

IS - 2

ER -