Browsing by Subject "Essential oil"
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Análise química e biológica dos constituintes fixos e voláteis de Casearia sylvestris sw. (Salicaceae)
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2013-10-05)The present work aimed at the isolation of the chemical constituents of C. sylvestris (Salicaceae), as well as evaluating the cytotoxic activity against tumor cell lines and assays for detection of anti-Leishmania activity ...
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Anxiolytic effects of repeated treatment with an essential oil from Lippia alba and (R)-(-)-carvone in the elevated T-maze
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2012-03-01)Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown (Verbenaceae) is widely used in different regions of Central and South America as a tranquilizer. The plant’s anxiolytic properties, however, merit investigation. The present study evaluated ...
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Anxiolytic-like effect of sweet orange aroma in Wistar rats
(Elsevier B.V., 2010-05-30)Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils as an alternative treatment for medical purposes. Despite the lack of sufficient scientific proof, it is considered a holistic complementary therapy employed to enhance comfort and ...
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Atividade citotóxica in vitro dos metabólicos das folhas de Piper cernuum vell (Piperaceae) e derivados monoterpênicos naturais e semissintéticos
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2013-08-23)No presente trabalho foi realizado o estudo químico biomonitorado pela atividade citotóxica (células tumorais B16F10-Nex2) do extrato metanólico das folhas de Piper cernuum vell. (Piperaceae). Para tanto, o extrato bruto ...
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Behavioral effects of essential oil of Citrus aurantium L. inhalation in rats
(Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 2008-12-01)The orange essential oil (OEO) and its components obtained from Citrus aurantium L. (Rutaceae) has been attracting interest due to its sedative and relaxing actions. In the present study, rats previously exposed to OEO at ...
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Duguetia lanceolata St. -Hil (Annonaceae): composição química da fração alcaloídica e do óssencial e avaliação da atividade anti-Trypanosoma cruzi e antimicrobiana
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2018-04-03)The Annonaceae family is composed by 135 genus and 2500 species; 34 of these can be found in South America. Among these, 29 take place in Brazil, including the Duguetia genus with 50 of the 80 classified species. The specie ...
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Estudo químico e avaliação da atividade antimicrobiana dos óleos essenciais extraidos das especies Pimenta dioica (Myrtaceae) e Chenopodium ambrosioides (Amaranthaceae)
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2016-04-15)Currently infectious diseases remain one of the most serious public health problems and have caused many deaths. According to OMS, infectious diseases caused 14.7 million deaths in 2001, or 26% of total world mortality. ...
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Ginger Essential Oil Ameliorates Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Mice
(Pharmacotherapy Group, 2013-12-01)Purpose: To investigate the effect of ginger essential oil (GEO) in an experimental model of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity.Methods: Male mice were divided into treatment six groups (n = 7), namely: Groups I (saline), ...
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Rosewood oil induces sedation and inhibits compound action potential in rodents
(Elsevier B.V., 2009-07-30)Aim of the study: Aniba rosaeodora is an aromatic plant which has been used in Brazil folk medicine due to its sedative effect. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the sedative effect of linalool-rich ...
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Variability in essential oil composition produced by micropropagated (in vitro), acclimated (ex vitro) and in-field plants of Ocimum basilicum (Lamiaceae)
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2016)An in vitro protocol was developed for propagation of Ocimum basilicum from shoot cultures. Thus shoot apexes of the adult plant were used as explants and cultured and after eight months plants grown in vitro were acclimated ...
