andrographis serpyllifolia/inflammation

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a National Stage of International Application PCT/EP2007/006666, filed 27 Jul. 2007, which claims the benefit of Application No. 06016518.0, filed in Europe on 8 Aug. 2006, the disclosures of which Applications are incorporated by reference

BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease includes chronic gastrointestinal disorders characterized by infiltration of inflammatory cells into the mucosa of the digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are two prevalent conditions among them. Ulcerative colitis takes place in the large

BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease includes chronic gastrointestinal disorders characterized by infiltration of inflammatory cells into the mucosa of the digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are two prevalent conditions among them. Ulcerative colitis takes place in the large

RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Serial No. PCT/EP04.00515 (filed 12 May 2004) and from Chile national patent application Serial No. CL 178-2004 (filed 3 Feb. 2004), the contents of which are incorporated here by reference. UNITED