β-Citronellol, an alcoholic monoterpene with inhibitory properties on the contractility of rat trachea

Vasconcelos TB, Ribeiro-Filho HV, Lucetti LT, Magalhães PJC Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, 2016 ABSTRACT: β-Citronellol is an alcoholic monoterpene found in essential oils such Cymbopogon citratus (a plant with antihypertensive properties). β-Citronellol can act against pathogenic microorganisms that affect airways and, in virtue of the popular use of β-citronellol-enriched essential oils in aromatherapy, we assessed its… Read more »