Topical anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective and antioxidant effects of the essential oil of Lippia sidoides Cham. leaves

Lippia sidoides in Northeastern Brazil is widely used in the social medicine program named “Live Pharmacies” run by the municipal governments of country towns, to help poor people with phytotherapy, performed with local plants that are inexpensive but very effective. This plant is mainly used as a g...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Journal of ethnopharmacology Vol. 111; no. 2; pp. 378 - 382
Main Authors:	Monteiro, Maria Vivina Barros, de Melo Leite, Ana Karine Rocha, Bertini, Luciana Medeiros, de Morais, Selene Maia, Nunes-Pinheiro, Diana Célia Sousa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 04-05-2007 Elsevier
Subjects:	Administration, Oral Administration, Topical Animals anti-inflammatory agents Anti-Inflammatory Agents - pharmacology Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use antioxidants Antioxidants - pharmacology antiseptics bioassays Biological and medical sciences chemical constituents of plants Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Drug Evaluation, Preclinical Essential oil essential oils Ethanol - toxicity ethnobotany Female Gastroprotective effect General pharmacology herbal medicines inflammation leaves Lippia Lippia - chemistry Lippia sidoides Medical sciences medicinal plants medicinal properties Mice Oils, Volatile - administration & dosage Oils, Volatile - pharmacology Oils, Volatile - therapeutic use Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food Pharmacology. Drug treatments Phytotherapy plant extracts Plant Leaves - chemistry Plants, Medicinal Stomach Diseases - drug therapy Stomach Diseases - etiology Thymol Topical anti-inflammatory toxicity Toxicity Tests, Acute traditional medicine Verbenaceae Brazil Lippia sidoides Topical anti-inflammatory Essential oil Thymol Verbenaceae Gastroprotective effect Terpenoid Pharmacognosy Antiinflammatory agent Plant leaf Antioxidant Medicinal plant Local administration Dicotyledones Angiospermae Plant origin Monoterpene Spermatophyta Topical administration
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Be the first to leave a comment!