Sharma R, Rao R, Kumar S, Mahant S, Khatkar S Current Drug Discovery Technologies, 2018 ABSTRACT: Mosquito borne diseases such as malaria, filariasis, chikunguniya, yellow fever, dengue and Japanese encephalitis are the major cause of remarkable morbidity and mortality in livestock and humans worldwide. Since ancient times, aromatic plants are used for their medicinal value…. Read more »
Wound Healing Study of Eucalyptus Essential Oil Containing Nanoemulsion in Rat Model
Alam P, Shakeel F, Anwer MK, Foudah AI, Alqarni MH Journal of Oleo Science, 2018 ABSTRACT: The objective of this investigation was to develop nanoemulsion formulations of Eucalyptus essential oil (EEO) and to evaluate its wound healing effects in comparison with standard gentamycin in rat model. Various nanoemulsionns of EEO were prepared using aqueous phase… Read more »
Antimicrobial Activity of Five Essential Oils against Bacteria and Fungi Responsible for Urinary Tract Infections
Ebani VV, Nardoni S, Bertelloni F, Pistelli L, Mancianti F Molecules, 2018 ABSTRACT: Urinary tract infections are frequently encountered in small animal practice. Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. are the most common agents associated to these infections, even though other bacteria and yeasts, such as Candida albicans and Candida famata, may be involved. In view… Read more »
Topical application of Mentha piperita essential oil accelerates wound healing in infected mice model
Modarresi M, Farahpour MR, Baradaran B Inflammopharmacology, 2018 ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the prepared ointments from Mentha piperita essential oil (M. piperita) on wound healing in the infected mice models. Each circular full-thickness wound was inoculated with 25 × 107 units of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria strains. The tissue… Read more »
Major Bioactive Compounds in Essential Oils Extracted From the Rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbet (L) Smith : A Mini-Review on the Anti-allergic and Immunomodulatory Properties
Tan JW, Israf DA, Tham CL Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018 ABSTRACT: Zingiber zerumbet (L) Smith is part of the Zingiberaceae family, one of the largest families of the plant kingdom. Z. zerumbet is a perennial, aromatic and tuberose plant that grows in humid locations where its center of distribution is located in the South-East Asia… Read more »
β-eudesmol, an oxygenized sesquiterpene, affects efferent adrenal sympathetic nerve activity via transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 in rats
Ohara K, Katayama M, Nagai K Neuroscience Letters, 2018 ABSTRACT: The autonomic nervous system innervates various peripheral tissue functions. Various external stimuli affect autonomic nerve activity, however, there is little information about the involvement of sensory receptors in the responses. The TRPA1 is a calcium-permeable non-selective cation channel which plays a crucial role in the… Read more »
Essential oil of lavender in anxiety disorders: Ready for prime time?
Malcolm BJ, Tallian K The Mental Health Clinician, 2018 ABSTRACT: Anxiety disorders are some of the most common psychiatric disorders, with potentially debilitating consequences on individual function. Existing pharmacotherapies for anxiety disorders are limited by delay to therapeutic effect, dependence, tolerance, withdrawal, and abuse potential. Therefore, safe and evidence-based complementary or alternative therapies may be… Read more »
Antidepressant-Like Effect of Lippia sidoides (Verbenaceae) Essential Oil and Its Major Compound Thymol in Mice
Parente MSR, Custódio FR, Cardoso NA, Lima MJA, Melo TS, Linhares MI, Siqueira RMP, Nascimento AÁD, Catunda Júnior FEA, Melo CTV Scientia Pharmaceutica, 2018 ABSTRACT: Depression is a common disease affecting more than 300 million people worldwide. Since Lippia sidoides has shown central nervous system effects in previous works, we aimed to investigate the effect… Read more »
The Use of Aromatherapy to Reduce Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea in Children With Cancer: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Evans A, Malvar J, Garretson C, Pedroja kolovos E, Baron nelson M Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 2018 ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Chemotherapy-induced nausea can be distressing and difficult to manage in children with cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of ginger aromatherapy in relieving chemotherapy-induced nausea in children with cancer. METHOD:… Read more »
Antinociceptive effect of inhalation of the essential oil of bergamot in mice
Scuteri D, Crudo M, Rombolà L, Watanabe C, Mizoguchi H, Sakurada S, Sakurada T, Greco R, Corasaniti MT, Morrone LA, Bagetta G Fitoterapia, 2018 ABSTRACT: Bergamot essential oil (BEO) has proven wide evidence of pharmacological antinociceptive effectiveness both in nociceptive and in neuropathic pain models. The antinociceptive properties of BEO for inhalation have not been… Read more »