Definition
Any substance that reduces inflammation -- the body's response characterised by redness, swelling, heat, and pain. Both conventional drugs (like NSAIDs) and Ayurvedic formulations (like Dhanyamla) have anti-inflammatory properties.
Anti-inflammatory
pharmacologyAn anti-inflammatory is any medicine or substance that reduces inflammation, the body's response to injury or infection that shows as redness, swelling, heat and pain. Conventional examples include NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, and steroids. In Ayurveda, herbal formulations and external therapies such as Dhanyamla, a warm fermented herbal liquid, are used for their anti-inflammatory effect. Long-term use of any medicine needs medical supervision.
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