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Pharmacological and Toxicological Studies of Essential Oil of Lavandula stoechas subsp. luisieri

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Title
Pharmacological and Toxicological Studies of Essential Oil of Lavandula stoechas subsp. luisieri
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Planta Medica, April 2016
DOI 10.1055/s-0042-104418
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Sílvia Arantes, Fátima Candeias, Orlando Lopes, Mónica Lima, Marízia Pereira, Teresa Tinoco, J Cruz-Morais, M Rosário Martins

Abstract

The present study was carried out to evaluate the chemical and pharmacological properties of the essential oil of Lavandula stoechas subsp. luisieri, which is a spontaneous shrub widespread in Alentejo (Portugal). Oxygenated monoterpenes, such as 1,8-cineole, lavandulol, and necrodane derivatives, are the main components of essential oil. It revealed important antioxidant activity with a high ability to inhibit lipid peroxidation and showed an outstanding effect against a wide spectrum of microorganisms, such as gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and pathogenic yeasts. The analgesic effect studied in rats was dose dependent, reaching a maximum of 67 % at 60 min with the dose of 200 mg/kg and the anti-inflammatory activity with this dose caused an inhibition in carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema (83 %) that is higher than dexamethasone 1 mg/Kg (69 %). Besides, animals exhibited normal behaviour after essential oil administration, revealing low toxicity. The essential oil of L. luisieri from Alentejo presents important pharmacological properties and low toxicity, and is a promised candidate to be used as a food supplement or in pharmaceutical applications.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 7 14%
Student > Bachelor 5 10%
Student > Master 5 10%
Professor 3 6%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 6%
Other 4 8%
Unknown 22 45%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 18%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 6%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 4%
Medicine and Dentistry 2 4%
Other 4 8%
Unknown 25 51%
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#20,323,943
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