How can I test the extracts of a certain plant to see if it can be used as an anti-inflammatory?

Question

We need it for our investigatory project and we can't decide how to test our hypothesis.

Answer 1

woahhhhh

thats like hardcore science O_o

Answer 2

You will have to have an assay for anti-inflammatory activity. This can be in vivo or in vitro, and there are many of them available.  The one you choose to use will depend on what you have available to you.  You might want to check http://jcp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstr...