Goepfert M, Liebl P, Herth N, Ciarlo G, Buentzel J, Huebner J Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 2017 ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this pilot study is to analyze the reactions of healthy test persons and conscious as well as unconscious palliative patients to aroma stimuli. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a randomized controlled study,… Read more »
Aromatherapy with two essential oils from Satureja genre and mindfulness meditation to reduce anxiety in humans
Soto-Vásquez MR, Alvarado-García PA Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2016 ABSTRACT: The goal of this study was to verify whether association of aromatherapy with essential oils of Satureja brevicalyx or Satureja boliviana and mindfulness meditation can reduce anxiety levels in humans. A randomized experimental trial was carried out with 108 participants who were divided… Read more »
The Effect of Citrus Essential Oils and Their Constituents on Growth of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri
Mirzaei-Najafgholi H, Tarighi S, Golmohammadi M, Taheri P Molecules, 2017 ABSTRACT: Citrus bacterial canker (CBC) caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc), is the most devastating of the citrus diseases worldwide. During our study, we found that Essential oils (EOs) of some citrus cultivars are effective on Xcc. Therefore, it prompted us to determine the… Read more »
Essential Oil Characterization of Thymus vulgaris from Various Geographical Locations
Satyal P, Murray BL , McFeeters RL, Setzer WN Foods, 2016 ABSTRACT: Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) is a commonly used flavoring agent and medicinal herb. Several chemotypes of thyme, based on essential oil compositions, have been established, including (1) linalool; (2) borneol; (3) geraniol; (4) sabinene hydrate; (5) thymol; (6) carvacrol, as well as a… Read more »
Sedative effect of central administration of Coriandrum sativum essential oil and its major component linalool in neonatal chicks
Gastón MS, Cid MP, Vázquez AM, Decarlini MF, Demmel GI, Rossi LI, Aimar ML, Salvatierra NA Pharmaceutical Biology, 2016 ABSTRACT: Context Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae) (coriander) is an herb grown throughout the world as a culinary, medicinal or essential crop. In traditional medicine, it is used for the relief of anxiety and insomnia. Systemic hydro-alcoholic… Read more »
Neuron differentiation-related genes are up-regulated in the hypothalamus of odorant-inhaling rats subjected to acute restraint stress.
Nakamura A, Fujiwara S, Ishijima T, Okada S, Nakai Y, Matsumoto I, Misaka T, Abe K Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2010 ABSTRACT: To elucidate some physiopsychological effects of a pleasant odor, we analyzed gene expression profiles in the hypothalamus of rats which, under a restraint-stressed condition, inhaled (R)-(-)-linalool. Consequently, 697 probe sets showed… Read more »
Stress repression in restrained rats by (R)-(-)-linalool inhalation and gene expression profiling of their whole blood cells
Nakamura A, Fujiwara S, Matsumoto I, Abe K Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2009 ABSTRACT: As an attempt to quantitatively analyze the physiopsychological effects elicited by odorants, white blood cells and gene expression were profiled in the whole blood of the rats exposed to (R)-(-)-linalool during restraint stress for 2 h. In neutrophils and… Read more »
Inhaled linalool-induced sedation in mice
Linck VM, da Silva AL, Figueiró M, Piato AL, Herrmann AP, Dupont Birck F, Caramão EB, Nunes DS, Moreno PR, Elisabetsky E Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology ABSTRACT: Linalool is a monoterpene often found as a major component of essential oils obtained from aromatic plant species, many of which are used in… Read more »
Patch Testing with Main Sensitizers Does Not Detect All Cases of Contact Allergy to Oxidized Lavender Oil
Hagvall L, Christensson JB Acta dermato-venereologica, 2016 ABSTRACT: Lavender oil is an essential oil obtained from lavender (Lavendula angustifolia). The main components linalool and linalyl acetate have been shown to autoxidize in contact with oxygen in the air, forming sensitizing hydroperoxides. Patients with suspected allergic contact dermatitis were consecutively patch-tested with oxidized lavender oil 6%… Read more »
Ocimum basilicum: Antibacterial activity and association study with antibiotics against bacteria of clinical importance
Araújo SV, Pereira SJ, de Luna FPH, Fernanda RFA, Douglas MCH, Beuttenmuller NAL, Oliveira LE Pharmaceutical biology, 2016 ABSTRACT: Ocimum basilicum: Antibacterial activity and association study with antibiotics against bacteria of clinical importance. – PubMed – NCBI CONTEXT: Ocimum basilicum L. (Lamiaceae), popularly known as basil, is part of a group of medicinal plants widely… Read more »