Phytochemical composition of Cymbopogon citratus and Eucalyptus citriodora essential oils and their anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties on Wistar rats

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1127-1134

  Gbenou, Joachin D ^a   Ahounou, Judith F ^a   Akakpo, Huguette B ^a   Laleye, Anatole ^a   Yayi, Eléonore ^a   Gbaguidi, Fernand ^a   Baba Moussa, Lamine ^a   Darboux, Raphael ^a   Dansou, Pierre ^a   Moudachirou, Mansourou ^a   Kotchoni, Simeon O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti inflammation; Cymbopogon citratus; Essential oil; Eucalyptus citriodora; Wister rats

Indexed keywords

6 METHYLHEPTA 5 EN 2 ONE; ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA THUJENE; BETA CITRAL; BETA PINENE; CAMPHENE; CINEOLE; CITRAL; CITRONELLAL; CITRONELLYL ACETATE; CITRONNELLOL; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTER DERIVATIVE; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA EXTRACT; GAMMA ELEMENE; GERANYL ACETATE; ISOPULEGOL; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; METHYLEUGENOL; MYRCENE; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SABINENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EDEMA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; STOMACH PROTECTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIPYRETICS; CYMBOPOGON; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EDEMA; EUCALYPTUS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOT; FORMALDEHYDE; MALE; NOCICEPTION; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TOXICITY TESTS, SUBCHRONIC;

CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84878366472     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-2155-1     Document Type: Article

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