Anti-inflammatory properties of Centaurea calolepis Boiss. and cnicin against Macrovipera lebetina obtusa (Dwigubsky, 1832) and Montivipera xanthina (Gray, 1849) venoms in rat

This is the first study reported therapeutic potential of C. calolepis, an endemic plant of Turkey, in case of snake-bites cause inflammation by venomous species in natural fauna of Anatolia.