Characterisation of the anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities and the mechanism of the action of Lippia gracilis essential oil

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 406-413

  Guilhon, Carolina C ^a   Raymundo, Larissa J R P ^a   Alviano, Daniela S ^a   Blank, Arie F ^b   Arrigoni Blank, Maria F ^b   Matheus, Maria Eline ^a   Cavalcanti, Sócrates C H ^b   Alviano, Celuta S ^a   Fernandes, Patrícia D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Antinociceptive activity; Essential oil; Lippia gracilis Schauer; Verbenaceae

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; ESSENTIAL OIL; GAMMA INTERFERON; MORPHINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NALOXONE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; EXTRAVASATION; EXUDATE; HOT PLATE TEST; LICKING; LIPPIA GRACILIS; MALE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; WRITHING TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIPPIA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OILS, VOLATILE;

ANIMALIA; LIPPIA; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 79955701444     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.03.032     Document Type: Article

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