Cananga odorata essential oil reverses the anxiety induced by 1-(3-chlorophenyl) piperazine through regulating the MAPK pathway and serotonin system in mice

Zhang N, Zhang L, Feng L, Yao L Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2018 ABSTRACT: ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Cananga odorata essential oil, known as ylang-ylang essential oil (YYO), was commonly used in the aromatherapy for relaxation and mood adjusting use. In our previous study, YYO played anxiolytic effects on the mice in several behavioral tests that based on… Read more »

Protective effects of saffron and its active components against oxidative stress and apoptosis in endothelial cells

Rahiman N, Akaberi M, Sahebkar A, Emami SA, Tayarani-Najaran Z Microvascular Research, 2018 ABSTRACT: In this study, we investigated the role of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways in mediation of the protective effects of saffron extract, saffron essential oil, safranal and crocin on bovine aortic endothelial cells against oxidative injury. The viability of cells… Read more »

Anti-inflammatory effect of essential oil from Citrus aurantium L. var. amara Engl

Shen CY, Jiang JG, Ou-Yang Q, Zhu W Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2017 ABSTRACT: Essential oil has been popularly used as an alternative for the treatment of inflammation. The bioactivities of essential oil from blossoms of Citrus aurantium L. var. amara Engl (CAVAO) showed greater anti-inflammation potential than that of antioxidant, anticancer, and 3T3-L1 proliferation inhibition…. Read more »