Myconia albicans is the most abundant genus of the melastomaceous botanical family. In Brazil, it is known as "Canela de Velho", and is used mainly in inflammatory processes. Due to the scarcity of scientific works that report its pharmacological effect, the objective of this study was to perform its chemical characterization, toxicity, and the possible effect on the nervous system, using the experimental model...
Terpenes have a wide range of pharmacological properties, including antinociceptive action. The anti-in- flammatory and antinociceptive effects of eucalyptol are well established. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antinociceptive effect of eucalyptol on acute and neu- ropathic orofacial pain in rodent models. Acute orofacial and corneal nociception was induced with formalin, cap- saicin, glutamate a...