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Protection against LPS-induced cartilage inflammation and degradation provided by a biological extract of Mentha spicata.
BMC complementary and alternative medicine - 11 May 2010
Pearson Wendy, Fletcher Ronald S, Kott Laima S, Hurtig Mark B
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BACKGROUND: A variety of mint [Mentha spicata] has been bred which over-expresses Rosmarinic acid (RA) by approximately 20-fold. RA has demonstrated significant anti-inflammatory activity in vitro and in small rodents; thus it was hypothesized that this plant would demonstrate significant anti-in...
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