2 documents found, page 1 of 1
The essential oil of Hyptis crenata Pohl ex Benth. presents an antiedematogenic...
Coelho-de-Souza,A.N.; Alves-Soares,R.; Oliveira,H.D.; Gomes-Vasconcelos,Y.A.; Souza,P.J.C.; Santos-Nascimento,T.; Oliveira,K.A.; Diniz,L.R.L.Hyptis crenata, commonly known as “salva-do-Marajó”, “hortelã-do-campo”, and “hortelãzinha”, is used in folk medicine in Northeast Brazil as tea or infusion to treat inflammatory diseases. Due to the pharmacological efficacy and the low toxicity of the essential oil of Hyptis crenata (EOHc), we decided to investigate the EOHc antiedematogenic effect in experimental models of inflammation. EOHc was administrated...
Essential oil of Pterodon polygalaeflorus Benth attenuates nociception in mice
Coelho-de-Souza,A.N.; dos-Santos,C.F.; Lopes-Filho,L.N.; Holanda,F.R.; Oliveira,A.C.; Gomes-Vasconcelos,Y.A.; Oliveira,K.A.; Ferreira-da-Silva,F.W.Essential oils (EO) are volatile liquids responsible for the aroma of plants. Pterodon polygalaeflorus seeds have received widespread use in folk medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. For this reason and because Pterodon polygalaeflorus seeds have great EO content, which is frequently pharmacologically active, the present study aimed to evaluate the antinociceptive effect of EO from Pterodon poly...