Mentha L. Species (Lamiaceae) as promising sources of bioactive secondary metabolites

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 14, Issue 29, 2008, Pages 3141-3150

  Mimica Dukic, N ^a   Bozin, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Biological effects; Essential oils; Mentha species; Pharmacological activities; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CARVACROL; CARVEOL; CARVONE; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CYTOCHROME P450; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTRAGOLE; FLAVONOID; GERANIOL; GERANYL ACETATE; ISOMENTHONE; ISOPIPERITENONE; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; MENTHOFURAN; MENTHOL; MENTHONE; PEPPERMINT OIL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PIPERITENONE; PULEGONE; ROSMARINIC ACID; SALVIGENIN; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TERPINENE; TERPINOLENE; THYMOL; UNINDEXED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANGIOSPERM; ANOREXIA; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BOTANY; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT URTICARIA; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; FLUSHING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRRITABLE COLON; LIVER PROTECTION; MENTHA; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VOMITING; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; MENTHA; OILS, VOLATILE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS;

EID: 58849089695     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138161208786404245     Document Type: Review

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