BACKGROUND
The aerial part of Athyrium multidentatum (Doll.) Ching (AM) is widely used in the northeastern region of China as an edible wild herb, but its medicinal value, especially its anti-inflammatory effect, has not been fully explored.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of
Athyrium plants consist of more than 230 species that are largely distributed in the Sino-Himalayan region and the Western Pacific islands. Athyrium species are being used in traditional medicine worldwide to treat various ailments such as cough, rheumatic pain, scorpion stings, sores,