New lathyrane diterpenoids with anti-inflammatory activity isolated from the roots of Jatropha curcas L

摘要

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Jatropha curcas L. (Euphorbiaceae), as a drought resistant shrub mainly cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, is widely used as traditional medicine to cure arthritis, dysentery, abscess and pneumonia in Asian, African and South American folklores. The methanolic extracts of the roots have been revealed the anti-inflammatory activity in vivo and vitro.