Inhibitory effects of the essential oil of Mentha pulegium on the isolated rat myometrium

Planta Medica

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 214-218

  Soares, P M G ^a   Assreuy, A M S ^a   Souza, E P ^a   Lima, R F ^a   Silva, T O ^a   Fontenele, S R ^a   Criddle, David N ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortifaceant; Contraction; Essential oil; Lamiaceae; Mentha pulegium; Pulegone; Uterus

Indexed keywords

3 OCTANOL; ABORTIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; LIMONENE; MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT; MENTHONE; NIFEDIPINE; OXYTOCIN; PINENE; PIPERITENONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PULEGONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ABORTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; MENTHA PULEGIUM; METABOLISM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MENTHA PULEGIUM; MONOTERPENES; MYOMETRIUM; NIFEDIPINE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 16444362275     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-837819     Document Type: Article

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