Review on Anti‐Inflammatory Activity of Natural Products

Abstract Inflammation acts as an initial safeguard of inherent immunological system of anatomy counter to numerous detriment, septicity, and anxiety. Persistent inflammation is responsible for myriad degenerative sickness like gout, pyrexia, neurological problems, asthma, hardening of arteries, and even cancer. Currently, steroid along with nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs employed to manage for reducing pain. The drawback of these drugs is that they possess many serious side effects on hepatic system, orthopedic system, immunosuppression, hypertension, and so forth. Natural products possess pharmacological activities like antiviral, antitussive, immunostimulatory, immunomodulatory, anticancer, antibacterial, antioxidant, antidepression, and anti‐inflammatory activities. In this context, polysaccharides, flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, polyphenols, coumarin, anthraquinone, and lignanoids possessing promising ability to reduce inflammation in controlled laboratory settings and in living organisms are well documented by the researchers. Natural products are safe, widely available, and they can be securely employed to treat inflammatory illness. The structure inflammation alleviating property relationship by these natural products is reviewed in particularity. This review article provides the basis of different classes of natural products in the management of anti‐inflammation and additionally delivers direction for the improvement and implementation of unique anti‐inflammatory stuffs in the medical field.