Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil in experimental animal models

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 741-746

  Takaki, I ^a   Bersani Amado, L E ^a   Vendruscolo, A ^a   Sartoretto, S M ^a   Diniz, S P ^a   Bersani Amado, C A ^a   Cuman, R K N ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Antinociceptive effect; Essential oils; Herbal drugs; Rosemary

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; ESSENTIAL OIL; INDOMETACIN; PETHIDINE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; LATENT PERIOD; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; WRITHING TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; EDEMA; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; ROSMARINUS;

ANIMALIA; LAMIACEAE; MUS; RATTUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 57349085736     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2007.0524     Document Type: Article

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