Anti-Inflammatory

Nutrients connected to Anti-Inflammatory

A link means the body needs the nutrient for this, or that low intake is linked to it. It does not mean extra supplements help if your intake is already adequate; each link shows how strong the evidence is.

• Curcumin (turmeric supplements)Lab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory effects are described in laboratory research; human evidence is limited to early knee osteoarthritis results.

• BoswelliaLab or animal research only

  Boswellic acids block inflammation pathways in laboratory studies; the human evidence for an anti-inflammatory effect rests on mixed joint-pain trials.

• Tiger milk mushroomLab or animal research only

  Extracts lowered nitric oxide in cells and swelling in rats; no human proof.

• Korean Sanghuang (Sanghuangporus baumii)Lab or animal research only

  Cell studies show reduced inflammatory mediators; not tested in people.

• CalendulaLab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory effects are reported in lab and animal studies; human benefit is not established.

• AmlaLab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory effects are reported in laboratory and animal studies only.

• Slippery elmLab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory properties are described from laboratory work only.

• ChickweedLab or animal research only

  A review lists anti-inflammatory activity of chickweed extracts from lab and animal work; no human trials were found.

• BilberryLab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory effects have been reported in laboratory research; human benefit is unproven.

• Devil's clawLab or animal research only

  Lab studies attribute anti-inflammatory activity to harpagoside and related root compounds; this has not been shown as an effect in people.

• SchisandraLab or animal research only

  Lab and animal studies suggest anti-inflammatory effects; no human proof.

• HorseradishLab or animal research only

  Reviews describe anti-inflammatory effects of isothiocyanates in cells and animals; no human benefit from horseradish is shown.

• LemongrassLab or animal research only

  Reviews report anti-inflammatory effects in lab and animal studies only.

• Witch hazelPreliminary or mixed

  In volunteer skin tests it reduced redness less than hydrocortisone but more than plain base; eczema trials conflict.

• YarrowLab or animal research only

  Lab studies show anti-inflammatory activity and one small volunteer study showed skin recovery after irritation. This is not proof of benefit in illness.

• ForsythiaLab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory effects are reported in cell and animal experiments only.

• EyebrightLab or animal research only

  Extracts lowered some inflammation signals in cultured human corneal cells, and the EU report suggests anti-inflammatory activity from iridoids is plausible but untested. No studies in people show this.

• ChagaLab or animal research only

  Chaga extracts reduced inflammation markers in cell and animal studies. Seen in laboratory and animal studies only; no human trial found.

• Red-Belted ConkLab or animal research only

  Cell and mouse studies report anti-inflammatory effects; no human data were found.

• Cauliflower mushroomLab or animal research only

  Compounds lowered nitric oxide and PGE2 in cell tests; no human inflammation outcome was found.

• Phellinus and SanghuangLab or animal research only

  Reduced inflammatory mediators in cells and animal models; not shown in people.

• Poria (fu ling)Lab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory activity is reported in cells and animals only.

• NamekoLab or animal research only

  A purified nameko beta-glucan reduced pain behaviour in mice, and cell studies report anti-inflammatory signals. No human data found.

• GuayusaLab or animal research only

  Extracts reduced nitric oxide in mouse cells; lab finding only.

• AjwainLab or animal research only

  A fruit extract reduced chemically induced swelling in rats; not tested in people.

• Houttuynia (yu xing cao)Lab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory effects in cell and animal studies.

• Black trumpetLab or animal research only

  Extracts lowered inflammation markers in cell tests; no human data.

• Culinary trufflesLab or animal research only

  A T. magnatum extract blocked inflammatory enzyme pathways in a test system. Laboratory only.

• Beech mushroomLab or animal research only

  Extracts reduced inflammation markers in mouse immune cells in a dish.

• KokumLab or animal research only

  Reported in animal and cell studies only; the review calls for clinical studies.

• Birch polyporeLab or animal research only

  Triterpene acids from the fungus reduced mouse-ear swelling and blocked inflammation-related enzymes in dishes. No human data.

• Artist's conkLab or animal research only

  Slowed two inflammation-related enzymes in a test tube and one compound lowered nitric oxide in cultured cells. No animal or human study of this was found.

• Antrodia camphorataLab or animal research only

  Antcins reduce inflammation markers in cell tests; no human outcome shown.

• Mustard seedLab or animal research only

  Seed compounds suppressed inflammation signals in lab and animal studies; human proof is lacking.

• Pink peppercornLab or animal research only

  A 2025 review describes anti-inflammatory effects of Schinus molle extracts in preclinical models; no human trial found.

• Bamboo mushroomLab or animal research only

  Compounds from an ethanol extract lowered inflammatory signals in mouse brain immune cells in a dish; polysaccharides reduced colitis markers in mice.

• Star anisePreliminary or mixed

  One small mouthwash trial reported better gum-inflammation measures; it is not shown for food.

• Purple reishiLab or animal research only

  A triterpenoid from the mycelium blocked nitric oxide production in mouse immune cells in dishes. Cell work only.

• Angelica dahurica (bai zhi)Lab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory activity is reported in cell and animal studies only.

• Shaggy bracketLab or animal research only

  Compounds and powder lowered inflammation markers in cells and mice. No human data.

• Coriander seedLab or animal research only

  Lab and animal studies only.

• Golden reishiLab or animal research only

  Triterpenoids from the fruiting body lowered nitric oxide in stimulated mouse brain-immune cells in dishes. Cell work only.

• CardamomPreliminary or mixed

  Lower inflammation markers in pooled supplement trials; strong activity in the lab.

• White truffleLab or animal research only

  A white truffle extract reduced inflammatory enzyme-pathway products in a test system only; no human trial exists.

• SpirulinaPreliminary or mixed

  A 2026 meta-analysis of 8 trials found a small fall in CRP but no significant change in TNF-alpha or IL-6.

• Perilla (shiso)Lab or animal research only

  Rosmarinic acid and volatile oils show anti-inflammatory activity in lab and animal work only.

• Japanese knotweed (hu zhang)Lab or animal research only

  Traditional use and lab/animal studies point to anti-inflammatory effects; human trials were not found.

• ChuchuhuasiLab or animal research only

  Celastrol from the plant lowered inflammation signals in cells and rats; this has not been shown in people.

• PineappleLab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory effects of bromelain are described mainly in cells and animals; limited human data, mostly with pills.

• Cornflower (bachelor's button)Lab or animal research only

  A cornflower extract reduced some inflammation signals in cultured skin cells and enzyme tests; people were not tested.

• KokumLab or animal research only

  Extracts show anti-inflammatory activity in lab and animal studies.

• Qin jiao (large-leaf gentian)Lab or animal research only

  A root extract and gentiopicroside reduced inflammation markers in arthritic rats; no human trial was found.

• BroccoliLab or animal research only

  NCI reports anti-inflammatory effects of glucosinolate breakdown products in cells and animals; human studies show mixed results.

• Cubeb pepperLab or animal research only

  Cell and rodent studies report anti-inflammatory effects of cubeb extracts. Nothing has been shown in people.

• RasnaLab or animal research only

  In rats with induced arthritis, Rasna extracts lowered inflammation markers. No human study of this action was found.

• Eggplant (Aubergine)Lab or animal research only

  Nasunin lowered inflammation signals in mouse cells in a dish. This is lab evidence only.

• Ground elder (goutweed)Lab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory activity is reported in cell, animal and test-tube work, including COX-1 inhibition by falcarindiol. Not shown in people.

• Black cardamomLab or animal research only

  Extracts show anti-inflammatory activity in lab and animal studies only.

• Lovage seedLab or animal research only

  Extracts lowered inflammation markers in cells; not tested in people.

• Helichrysum Oil (Immortelle)Lab or animal research only

  Plant extracts reduced swelling in mouse models; no human trial of the oil found.

• Kuding Tea (Bitter Tea)Lab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory activity reported in lab and animal work only.

• Yaupon TeaLab or animal research only

  A leaf fraction lowered an inflammation signal in cultured human colon cells; no human study.

• Chrysanthemum TeaLab or animal research only

  Reviews report anti-inflammatory activity in cells and animals only. No human trial of the tea was found.

• Lapacho (Pau d'Arco) TeaLab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory action is shown in lab studies only; reviews call for clinical trials.

• Grapeseed OilLab or animal research only

  Lab and animal studies mainly; one small human marker trial.

• Japanese GinsengLab or animal research only

  Shown only in cells or animals; no human trial found. Findings in cells and animals often do not carry over to people.

• Vietnamese Ginseng (Ngoc Linh)Lab or animal research only

  Compounds from the plant reduced inflammatory signals in mouse immune cells; lab work only.

• ZamanihaLab or animal research only

  Anti-inflammatory effects were seen in mouse cells, a mouse ear model and an arthritis mouse model; no human trial found.

• Cynomorium (Suo Yang)Lab or animal research only

  Reviews and a mouse study describe anti-inflammatory effects in animals and cells.

• FucoidanPreliminary or mixed

  Some lower inflammatory markers in individual trials; not repeated consistently.

• FucoxanthinLab or animal research only

  Lab and animal findings only.

• Phycocyanin (Blue Spirulina)Lab or animal research only

  Lowered inflammatory signals in cultured cells; no human trial of the pure pigment found.

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