Plant derivative – daphnetin – could help osteoarthritis after lab studies show it has anti-arthritic properties

Daphnetin, a traditional Chinese remedy that comes from a genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs native to Asia, Europe and north Africa, appears to have anti-arthritic effects that could make it the focus of future treatments, a team reports in in Life Sciences.

Research has already shown that daphnetin has anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, insecticidal, anti-tumor and neuro-protective effects. Now a group of researchers has carried out lab studies that suggest daphnetin also delays progressive joint space narrowing and protects cartilage cells.

Furthermore, it seems to stimulate the production of interleukin, an anti-inflammatory compound. The team comments:

“Daphnetin has a broad range of prospects in the treatment of osteoarthritis, which provides a novel therapeutic strategy for osteoarthritis.

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