Table 4 Anti-inflammatory activities of water extracts of the selected plants

Acanthopanax senticosus

0.12 ± 0.08

93.85 ± 8.7

1.23 ± 0

106.80 ± 11.6

Actinidia arguta

0.07 ± 0.01

90.3 ± 1.6

0.73 ± 0.25

83.05 ± 4.6

Akebia quinata

0.43 ± 0.05

105.5 ± 7.8

1.63 ± 0.4

84.5 ± 19

Alpinae officinarum

0.12 ± 0.01

92.80 ± 5.1

0.50 ± 0

85.55 ± 13.4

Andrographis paniculata

0.05 ± 0.01

85.20 ± 6.6

0.10 ± 0

77.60 ± 7.2

Artemisia vulgaris

0.05 ± 0

93.2 ± 6.6

0.21 ± 0.03

70.7 ± 0.6

Asparagus cochinchinensis

1.49 ± 1.04

98.35 ± 3.7

>2.5

NA

Aster tataricus

0.14 ± 0.08

98.95 ± 1.5

2.30 ± 0.09

99.70 ± 0.5

Corydalis yanhusuo

0.10 ± 0.01

70.70 ± 9.8

0.92 ± 0.05

62.70 ± 1.6

Curcuma zedoaria

0.25 ± 0.02

81.1 ± 8

1.79 ± 0.23

72.2 ± 1.5

Cynanchum paniculatum

0.24 ± 0.29

96.5 ± 1.1

NA^#

NA

Cyperus rotundus

0.35 ± 0.37

86.60 ± 19

2.39 ± 0.64

107.50 ± 10.6

Ducheshea indica

0.04 ± 0.02

100.6 ± 1.2

0.38 ± 0

73.95 ± 2.1

Hedyotis diffusa

0.05 ± 0.00

85.60 ± 0

0.70 ± 0.08

57.30 ± 3.1

Leonurus japonicus

0.04 ± 0.00

78.35 ± 6.2

0.18 ± 0.11

62.00 ± 2.5

Ligustrum lucidum

0.14 ± 0.13

88.8 ± 15.8

0.3 ± 0.11

85.6 ± 20.4

Lobelia chinensis

0.36 ± 0.32

91.5 ± 13.5

1.67

51.3 ± 68.9

Lysinachia christinae

0.06 ± 0.00

88.50 ± 0

0.85 ± 0.14

68.90 ± 3.1

Paeonia lactiflora

0.30 ± 0.02

92.80 ± 1

1.07 ± 0.11

72.15 ± 0.5

Paeonia suffuticosa

0.09 ± 0.00

90.30 ± 5.7

0.64 ± 0.09

63.10 ± 3.1

Paris polyphylla

0.13 ± 0.06

91.35 ± 6.2

0.30 ± 0.40

67.1 ± 1.6

Platycodon grandiflorus

0.43 ± 0.08

83.05 ± 3.6

1.79 ± 0.11

59.45 ± 2.1

Plantago asiatica

0.05 ± 0.00

81.9 ± 0

0.1

70 ± 8.7

Pleione bulbocadioides

0.58 ± 0.39

101.5 ± 0.7

1.59 ± 0.22

98.6 ± 2.0

Ploygala tenuifolia

0.10 ± 0.08

89.55 ± 13.8

0.67 ± 0.05

52.55 ± 12.8

Polygonum aviculare

0.23 ± 0.26

87.0 ± 9.20

0

NA

Poria cocos

0.34 ± 0.01

85.9 ± 9.8

0

NA

Pogostemon cablin

0.07 ± 0.00

90.65 ± 9.3

0.42 ± 0.22

67.80 ± 0.6

Prunella vulgaris

0.12 ± 0.11

93.90 ± 6.6

2.38 ± 0.4

94.20 ± 4

Pseudostellaria heterophylla

1.06 ± 0.41

109.0 ± 12.7

>2.5

NA

Rabdosia rubescens

0.05 ± 0.01

90.65 ± 2.1

0.36 ± 0.08

65.60 ± 2.5

Rehmannia glutinosa

1.05 ± 0.92

91.70 ± 11.7

>2.5

NA

Salvia miltiorrhiza

0.20 ± 0.05

95.35 ± 4.6

0.90 ± 0.06

62.00 ± 7.6

Sanguisorba officinalis

0.03 ± 0.01

84.2 ± 5.2

0.07 ± 0.01

72.6 ± 2.1

Schizandra chinensis

0.27 ± 0.32

88.05 ± 16.9

2.31 ± 0.09

107.65 ± 11.8

Scutellaria barbata

0.05 ± 0.03

98.2 ± 2.5

0.6

80.5 ± 20.5

Semen coicis

0.63 ± 0.03

95.40 ± 5.7

1.17 ± 0.22

94.60 ± 5.7

Smilax glabra

0.36 ± 0.38

92.7 ± 13.2

2.35 ± 0.22

104.5 ± 6.4

Solanum nigrum

0

NA

1.24 ± 0.2

67.5 ± 2.1

Solanum lyratum

0.49 ± 0.02

107.5 ± 10.6

1.68 ± 0.89

75.4 ± 7.2

Spatholobus suberectus

0.06 ± 0.02

96.8 ± 1.6

0.2 ± 0.04

82.3 ± 15.8

Tussilago farfara

0.33 ± 0.24

101.0 ± 1.4

>2.5

NA

Uncaria rhyncophylla

0.05 ± 0.02

98.80 ± 1.7

0.45 ± 0.05

92.90 ± 11.5

Viscum coloratum

0.43 ± 0.16

89.20 ± 8.2

2.46 ± 0

104.50 ± 6.4