Evaluation of Synergistic In vitro Anti-inflammatory Activity of Eulophia   ochreata Lindl and Zingiber cassumunar Roxb

[...]there is urgent need to utilize ancient knowledge of herbal plants and its synergistic activity to bring its maximum potential in the field of medical and pharmaceutical sciences in novel herbal drug development which will economically benefited for common man. [...]Inhibition of protein denaturation is the convenient method to check the anti-inflammatory activity. The progression of bone destruction seen in rheumatoid arthritis is due to increased free radical activity. [...]it has also been shown that the deformability and cell volume of erythrocytes is closely related to the intracellular content of calcium. [...]it may be speculated that the cytoprotective effect on erythrocyte membrane may be due to the ability of the test extract to alter the influx of calcium into the erythrocytes29.