An anti-inflammatory composition for inhibiting the secretion of cytokines, with the composition being based on a decoction of papaya leaves, a method of obtaining such a composition and a method of manufacturing an anti-inflammatory remedy for inhibiting cytokine secretion, having the composition the anti-inflammatory composition as its active principle. The method of obtaining the composition includes the steps of producing a decoction from papaya leaves, filtering the decoction in order to obtain a filtrate and atomizing the filtrate.