The Effects of Various Essential Oils on Epilepsy and Acute Seizure: A Systematic Review

Bahr TA, Rodriguez D, Beaumont C, Allred K Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019 ABSTRACT: Many essential oils (EOs) have anticonvulsant activity and might benefit people with epilepsy. Lemongrass, lavender, clove, dill, and other EOs containing constituents such as asarone, carvone, citral, eugenol, or linalool are good candidates for evaluation as antiepileptic drugs. On… Read more »

Tetraclinis articulata essential oil mitigates cognitive deficits and brain oxidative stress in an Alzheimer’s disease amyloidosis model

Sadiki FZ, Idrissi ME, Cioanca O, Trifan A, Hancianu M, Hritcu L, Postu PA Phytomedicine, 2018 ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Tetraclinis articulata is used in traditional medicine and has been reported to possess antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. PURPOSE: This study investigated the effects of T. articulata essential oil on memory and brain oxidative stress… Read more »

Combined antibacterial effect of essential oils from three most commonly used Ethiopian traditional medicinal plants on multidrug resistant bacteria

Gadisa E, Weldearegay G, Desta K, Tsegaye G, Hailu S, Jote K, Takele A BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019 ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: An alarm increase the rate of emerging and re-emerging of multidrug resistant bacteria have been caused great public health concern in the worldwide. They have been resisting for most or majority of currently… Read more »

Anti-Oxidant and Anti-Melanogenic Properties of Essential Oil from Peel of Pomelo cv. Guan Xi

He W, Li X, Peng Y, He X, Pan S Molecules, 2019 ABSTRACT: Here, we investigated the anti-oxidant and anti-melanogenic effects of pomelo peel essential oil (PPEO) from pomelo cv. Guan Xi. The volatile chemical composition of PPEO was analyzed with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The most abundant component of PPEO was limonene (55.92%), followed… Read more »

Honeysuckle essential oil as a potential source of ecofriendly larvicides for mosquito control

Muturi EJ, Doll K, Berhow M, Flor-weiler LB, Rooney AP Pest Management Science, 2019 ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Some plant essential oils have insecticidal properties against mosquitoes and can be harnessed as ecofriendly tools for mosquito control. We conducted bioassays to determine the toxicity of Italian honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium) essential oil and its fractions against larvae of… Read more »

Nigella damascena L. essential oil and its main constituents, damascenine and β-elemene modulate inflammatory response of human neutrophils ex vivo

Sieniawska E, Michel P, Mroczek T, Granica S, Skalicka-woźniak K Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2019 ABSTRACT: Nigella damascena L belongs to Ranunculaceae family and is mentioned in Eastern traditional medicine for the treatment of high temperatures, regulation of menstruation or catarrhal affections. The anti-inflammatory activity of compounds present in the essential oil obtained from seeds… Read more »

Expression of P53, BAX, and BCL-2 in human malignant melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma cells after tea tree oil treatment in vitro

Ramadan MA, Shawkey AE, Rabeh MA, Abdellatif AO Cytotechnology, 2019 ABSTRACT: Tea tree oil (TTO) is an essential oil obtained by steam distillation from the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia (Myrtaceae). This oil has traditionally been used for the treatment of various skin infections. The present study aimed to investigate the cytotoxic effects of TTO against… Read more »

Camphor white oil induces tumor regression through cytotoxic T cell-dependent mechanisms

Moayedi Y, Greenberg SA, Jenkins BA, Marshall KL, Dimitrov LV, Nelson AM, Owens DM, Lumpkin EA Molecular Carcinogenesis, 2018 ABSTRACT: Bioactive derivatives from the camphor laurel tree, Cinnamomum camphora, are posited to exhibit chemopreventive properties but the efficacy and mechanism of these natural products are not fully understood. We tested an essential-oil derivative, camphor white… Read more »

Potential anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of Citrus aurantium essential oil against carbon tetrachloride-mediated hepatotoxicity: A biochemical, molecular and histopathological changes in adult rats

Ben Hsouna A, Gargouri M, Dhifi W, Ben Saad R, Sayahi N, Mnif W, Saibi W Environmental Toxicology, 2019 ABSTRACT: The present study aimed (1) to investigate the chemical composition as well as the anti-inflammatory properties and in vitro antioxidant activity of Citrus aurantium peel essential oil (pEOCa) and (2) to evaluate its potential effect… Read more »

Protective effect of essential oil from Citrus limon against aspirin-induced toxicity in rats

Bouzenna H, Samout N, Dhibi S, Mbarki S, Akermi S, Khdhiri A, Elfeki A, Hfaiedh N Human & Experimental Toxicology, 2018 ABSTRACT: The present study is planned to examine the antioxidant activity (AA) and the protective effect of the essential oil of Citrus limon (EOC) against aspirin-induced histopathological changes in the brain, lung, and intestine… Read more »