Relaxant effect of essential oil of Melissa officinalis and citral on rat ileum contractions

Sadraei H, Ghannadi A, Malekshahi K
Fitoterapia, 2003

ABSTRACT:

The relaxant effect of the essential oil of Melissa officinalis and its main component, citral, on rat isolated ileum contractions was evaluated. M. officinalis essential oil (MOEO) inhibited the response to KCl (80 mM), ACh (320 nM) and 5-HT (1.28 μM) in a concentration-dependent manner with a IC₅₀ of approximately 20 ng/ml. Citral also had a concentration-dependent inhibitory effect on contraction of rat ileum with IC₅₀s comparable to that of MOEO.

CITATION:

Sadraei H, Ghannadi A, Malekshahi K. Relaxant effect of essential oil of Melissa officinalis and citral on rat ileum contractions. Fitoterapia. 2003;74(5):445-452.

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