%0 Journal Article %T Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott ethanolic leaf extract and fractions exhibited profound anti-inflammatory activity %J Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine %I Mashhad University of Medical Sciences %Z 2228-7930 %A Erhirhie, Earnest Oghenesuvwe %A Emeghebo, Chika Ndubuisi %A Ilodigwe, Emmanuel Emeka %A Ajaghaku, Daniel Lotanna %A Umeokoli, Blessing Ogechukwu %A Eze, Peter Maduabuchi %A Ngwoke, Kenneth Gerald %A Okoye, Festus Basden Chiedu %D 2019 %\ 07/01/2019 %V 9 %N 4 %P 396-409 %! Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott ethanolic leaf extract and fractions exhibited profound anti-inflammatory activity %K Dryopteris filix-mas %K Anti-inflammatory %K Rheumatoid arthritis %K Quercetin-3O-αL-rhamnopyranoside %K Non-ulcerogenic %R 10.22038/ajp.2019.12784 %X Objective: Dryopteris filix-mas (D. filix-mas) (L.) Schott, (Dryopteridaceae) is used in traditional medicine, particularly in the Southern parts of Nigeria for the treatment of inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, wounds and ulcers. In this study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory activity of its ethanolic leaf extract and fractions. Materials and Methods: The ethanolic leaf extract and fractions were screened for anti-inflammatory properties using egg-albumin-induced paw edema, xylene-induced topical ear edema, formaldehyde-induced arthritis and ulcerogenic models. The ethyl acetate most promising vacuum liquid chromatography fraction (VLC-E7) was purified using size exclusion chromatography technique (Sephadex LH-20) and its structure was elucidated using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry. Total phenolic and flavonoid contents were also determined. Results: From the study, ethyl acetate and butanol fractions elicited better anti-inflammatory activities in egg-albumin-induced paw edema, formaldehyde-induced arthritis and xylene-induced topical ear edema. The ethanol extract, ethyl acetate and butanol fractions were non-ulcerogenic at 200 and 400 mg/kg. The compound isolated from Sephadex fraction (SPH-E6) was quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside. Conclusion: Results of this study justify the ethnomedicinal use of D. filix-mas leaf for treatment of inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis. We suggest that D. filix-mas could be a prospective anti-inflammatory agent with no gastric irritation side effect, due to its bioactive component, quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside. %U https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_12784_de95ebdc899610d475d7fc3fe04b8c8f.pdf