Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Ulcer Activities of Carvacrol, a Monoterpene Present in the Essential Oil of Oregano

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 984-991

  Silva, Francilene V ^a   Guimarães, Adriana G ^b   Silva, Elayne R S ^a   Sousa Neto, Benedito P ^a   MacHado, Flávia D F ^a   Quintans Júnior, Lucindo J ^b   Arcanjo, Daniel D R ^a   Oliveira, Francisco A ^a   Oliveira, Rita C M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

anti inflammatory; anti ulcer; carvacrol; ear edema; essential oil; healing; monoterpene; natural product; paw edema

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CARVACROL; DEXTRAN; ESSENTIAL OIL; HISTAMINE; INDOMETACIN; MYRISTIC ACID; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; RUTHENIUM RED; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EAR EDEMA; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOMACH LESION; STOMACH ULCER;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; EDEMA; FEMALE; INDOMETHACIN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RUTHENIUM RED; STOMACH ULCER; SUBSTANCE P; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

ORIGANUM;

EID: 84868558937     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2012.0102     Document Type: Article

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