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- Title
Cardiovascular Activity of the Chemical Constituents of Essential Oils.
- Authors
Uggere de Andrade, Tadeu; Brasil, Girlandia Alexandre; Coutinho Endringer, Denise; Rogério da Nóbrega, Flávio; Pergentino de Sousa, Damião
- Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death in developed and developing countries and decrease the quality of life, which has enormous social and economic consequences for the population. Recent studies on essential oils have attracted attention and encouraged continued research of this group of natural products because of their effects on the cardiovascular system. The pharmacological data indicate a therapeutic potential for essential oils for use in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, this review reports the current studies of essential oils chemical constituents with cardiovascular activity, including a description of their mechanisms of action.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTIC use of essential oils; CARDIOVASCULAR disease treatment; NON-communicable diseases; CAUSE of death statistics; DEVELOPING countries; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Molecules, 2017, Vol 22, Issue 9, p1539
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules22091539