Biological effects of Ocimum gratissimum L. are due to synergic action among multiple compounds present in essential oil

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 436-441

  Galindo, Luciane Almeida ^a   De Moraes Pultrini, Aline ^a   Costa, Mirtes ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

1,8 Cineole; Eugenol; Ocimum gratissimum; Sedative; Synergism; trans Caryophyllene

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLENE; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENOL; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PENTETRAZOLE; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HYPNOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; ROTAROD TEST; SEDATION; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG SYNERGISM; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCIMUM; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 77956713085     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-010-0429-2     Document Type: Article

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