Bahr TA, Rodriguez D, Beaumont C, Allred K Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019 ABSTRACT: Many essential oils (EOs) have anticonvulsant activity and might benefit people with epilepsy. Lemongrass, lavender, clove, dill, and other EOs containing constituents such as asarone, carvone, citral, eugenol, or linalool are good candidates for evaluation as antiepileptic drugs. On… Read more »
The anticonvulsant and anti-plasmid conjugation potential of Thymus vulgaris chemistry: An in vivo murine and in vitro study
Skalicka-Woźniak K, Walasek M, Aljarba TM, Stapleton P, Gibbons S, Xiao J, Łuszczki JJ Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2018 ABSTRACT: The high-performance counter-current chromatography was used for the efficient purification of single constituents from Thymus vulgaris essential oil. Mixtures of n-heptane, ethyl acetate, methanol, and water (5:2:5:2 and 4:1:4:1 v/v), allowed purification of eugenol, 1-octen-3-… Read more »
Effect of eugenol on lithium-pilocarpine model of epilepsy: behavioral, histological, and molecular changes
Joushi S, Salmani ME Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2017 OBJECTIVES: Epilepsy establishment gives rise to biochemical and morphological changes in the hippocampus. Oxidative stress, morphological changes, and mossy fiber sprouting (MFS) in the hippocampus underpin the epilepsy establishment. Eugenol is the main component of the essential oil extracted from cloves with the potential to modulate… Read more »
Anticonvulsant activity of β-caryophyllene against pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures
de Oliveira CC, de Oliveira CV, Grigoletto J, Ribeiro LR, Funck VR, Grauncke AC, de Souza TL, Souto NS, Furian AF, Menezes IR, Oliveira MS Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2016 ABSTRACT: Increasing evidence suggests that plant-derived extracts and their isolated components are useful for treatment of seizures and, hence, constitute a valuable source of… Read more »
Epileptic seizures caused by accidental ingestion of sage (Salvia officinalis L.) oil in children: a rare, exceptional case or a threat to public health?
Lachenmeier DW, Walch SG
Pediatric neurology, 2012
Epileptic seizure induced by fennel essential oil
Skalli S, Soulaymani Bencheikh R
Epileptic Disorders: international epilepsy journal with videotape, 2011
Anticonvulsant effect of the essential oil and methanolic extracts of Zataria multiflora Boiss.
Mandegary A, Sharififar F, Abdar M
Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 2013
New Anti-Epileptic Agent Discovered
Kizilova A
IC Russia Science & Technology, 2009
Comparative anticonvulsant activities of the essential oils (EOs) from Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt and Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf. in mice
Silva MR, Ximenes RM, da Costa JG, Leal LK, de Lopes AA, Viana GS
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg’s Archives of Pharmacology, 2010
Phythochemical screening and anticonvulsant activity of Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt (Poaceae) leaf essential oil in rodents
Quintans-Júnior LJ, Souza TT, Leite BS, Lessa NM, Bonjardim LR, Santos MR, Alves PB, Blank AF, Antoniolli AR
Phytomedicine, 2008