Spice Up Your Life: Adipose Tissue and Inflammation
Table 1
Shown are some of the more commonly used herbs and spices, possible active ingredients, and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. This is not an exhaustive list of herbs and spices but is used to illustrate the beneficial effects of these herbs and spices. For many, the entire range of active ingredients is unknown and most are used in powder form or as an aqueous extract. A few are used as an oil extract.
N.D.: not determined; aka: also known as; NF-: nuclear factor kappa B; Cox-2: cyclooxygenase isoform 2; ↓: decrease in activity; ↑: increase in activity.