Confertin and scopoletin from leaf and root extracts of Hypochaeris radicata have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities

Hypochaeris radicata is being prescribed by the local healers and Thoda tribals of Nilgiris, the Western Ghats, India for the treatment of inflammation and various other ailments. This study was designed to explore the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of crude extracts, and the two isolated compounds, confertin and scopoletin from methanolic leaf and root extracts respectively in order to confirm the folkloric claim. Their effects were...