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- Title
Analgesic-Like Activity of Essential Oil Constituents: An Update.
- Authors
de Cássia da Silveira e Sá, Rita; Lima, Tamires Cardoso; da Nóbrega, Flávio Rogério; de Brito, Anna Emmanuela Medeiros; de Sousa, Damião Pergentino
- Abstract
The constituents of essential oils are widely found in foods and aromatic plants giving characteristic odor and flavor. However, pharmacological studies evidence its therapeutic potential for the treatment of several diseases and promising use as compounds with analgesic-like action. Considering that pain affects a significant part of the world population and the need for the development of new analgesics, this review reports on the current studies of essential oils' chemical constituents with analgesic-like activity, including a description of their mechanisms of action and chemical aspects.
- Subjects
ESSENTIAL oils; AROMATIC plants; FOOD composition; BIOCHEMICAL mechanism of action; ANALGESICS
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2017, Vol 18, Issue 12, p2392
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms18122392