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<jats:p>Inflammation is part of the body's immune response. There can be four primary indicators of inflammation like pain, redness, heat or warmness and swelling. Plants have the ability to synthesize a wide range of phytochemicals as secondary metabolites which shows anti-inflammatory activity. Inflammation is currently treated by NSAIDs. Unfortunately these drugs cause increased risk of blood clot resulting in heart attacks and strokes. Therefore, the developments of potent anti-inflammatory drugs from the natural products are now under considerations. A natural product of medicinal plants plays a major role to cure many diseases associated with inflammation. The conventional anti-inflammatory drug available in the market produces various side-effects. Due to these side-effects, there is need for the search of newer drugs with less or no side-effects. The present study was carried out to evaluate in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of ethanolic extract of Tamilnadia uliginosa fruit. Finally the study was concluded that the extract showed anti-inflammatory activities.</jats:p>