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- Title
Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Essential Oils: A Short Review.
- Authors
Graça Miguel, Maria
- Abstract
Essential oils are complex mixtures isolated from aromatic plants which may possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of interest in thye food and cosmetic industries as well as in the human health field. In this work, a review was done on the most recent publications concerning their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. At the same time a survey of the methods generally used for the evaluation of antioxidant activity and some of the mechanisms involved in the anti-inflammatory activities of essential oils are also reported.
- Subjects
ANTIOXIDANTS; ANTI-inflammatory agents; ESSENTIAL oils; THERAPEUTIC use of aromatic plants; SURVEYS
- Publication
Molecules, 2010, Vol 15, Issue 12, p9252
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules15129252