Tribenoside is a vasoprotective agent with anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory activities.^1,2It inhibits agonist-induced contractions in various isolated porcine venous preparations when used at concentrations ranging from 10 to 30 µg/ml.¹Tribenoside inhibits compound 48/80-induced histamine release in isolated rat peritoneal cells (EC₅₀= 10 µg/ml).³It reduces decreases in proteoglycan levels and the severity of cartilage destruction in the inflamed joints in a rabbit model of surgically induced osteoarthritis when administered at doses of 100 and 200 mg/kg per day.⁴Formulations containing tribenoside have been used in the treatment of hemorrhoids and varicose veins.

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