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A total of fifty-four extracts were initially screened; due to the high sample number, only the most active samples were advanced to subsequent assays in order to identify bioactive candidates with potential therapeutic efficacy in human diseases. The methanolic extract of Cotinus coggygria showed the highest radical scavenging activity (DPPH: 96.4% inhibition), the hydroalcoholic extract of Hypericum empetrifolium exhibited the most potent iron chelation (IC50: 5.0 \u03bcg\/mL) and the methanolic extract of Sedum sediforme presented the best anti-inflammatory activity in in vitro assays (LOX IC50: 39.4 \u03bcg\/mL, COX-1 inhibition: 93.1% and COX-2 inhibition: 94.0%). Furthermore, significant inhibition of tyrosinase and collagenase was observed for the methanolic extract of Cistus creticus (94.2% tyrosinase inhibition, 86.8% collagenase inhibition) and the methanolic extract of Cotinus coggygria (83.1% tyrosinase inhibition, 96.1% collagenase inhibition). In vivo, five promising plant extracts were selected and evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activity using a carrageenan-induced paw edema model in female C57BL\/6 mice. The study aimed to assess the in vivo anti-inflammatory potential of these extracts under acute inflammatory conditions. The methanolic extract of Cotinus coggygria proved the most active, significantly reducing paw edema by 34% compared to the non-treated control, indicating a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect and supporting its potential as a source of bioactive compounds with therapeutic relevance. The results of this study indicate that several selected herbal extracts exhibit notable pharmacological activities. 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