Chemical composition and mechanisms underlying the spasmolytic and bronchodilatory properties of the essential oil of Nepeta cataria L.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 405-411

  Gilani, Anwar H ^a   Shah, Abdul J ^a,b   Zubair, Amina ^a   Khalid, Sana ^a   Kiani, Jawad ^a   Ahmed, Amir ^c   Rasheed, Munawwer ^d   Ahmad, Viqar U ^d  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b Tobe Camp University Road Abbottabad   (Pakistan)

^c PAKISTAN COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Calcium antagonist; Chemical composition; Colic; Essential oil; Nepeta cataria L.; PDE inhibition

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FENCHENE; ALPHA PHELLANDRENE; BETA PINENE; BORNYL ACETATE; BOURBONENE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARAN 3BETA OL; CARBACHOL; CARYOPHYLLENE; CATNIP EXTRACT; CINEOLE; COPAENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANIOL; GERANYL ACETATE; HUMULENE; ISOPRENALINE; LINALOOL; OCIMENE; PAPAVERINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; TERPINENE 4 ACETATE; TERPINOLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATING ACTIVITY; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIODEPRESSION; CATNIP; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DISEASE; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; JEJUNUM; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEPETA; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPASMOLYSIS; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEPETA; OILS, VOLATILE; PAPAVERINE; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; VERAPAMIL;

CAVIA; NEPETA CATARIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 58149233957     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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