PDQ Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies Editorial Board PDQ Cancer Information Summaries, 2017 EXCERPT: This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the use of aromatherapy and essential oils in the treatment of people with cancer. It is intended as a resource to inform and assist clinicians who care for cancer… Read more »
White Fir Essential Oil
- Botanical Name: Abies alba
- Alternative Names: Silver Fir
- Botanical Family: Pinaceae
- Primary Constituent: Limonene
- Other Main Constituents: Bornyl acetate, Beta-pinene, Alpha-pinene
- Distillation Method: Steam Distillation
- Plant Part: Needle
Preventive and ameliorating effects of citrus D-limonene on dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia in mice with high-fat diet-induced obesity.
Jing L, Zhang Y, Fan S, Gu M, Guan Y, Lu X, Huang C, Zhou Z
European Journal of Pharmacology, 2013
Linalool and beta-pinene exert their antidepressant-like activity through the monoaminergic pathway
Guzmán-Gutiérrez SL, Bonilla-Jaime H, Gómez-Cansino R, Reyes-Chilpa R. Life Sciences, 2015 ABSTRACT: AIMS: Linalool and β-pinene are two volatile monoterpenes that possess antidepressant-like activity. These are components of many aromatic plants used in folk medicine around the world to relieve anxiety and depression. In this contribution, we focused on examining the mechanism of action of… Read more »
Dissolution of gallstones.
Plaisier PW, Vergunst H, Terpstra OT
Digestive Diseases, 1993
D-Limonene: Safety and Clinical Applications
Sun J
Alternative Medicine Review: A Journal of Clinical Therapeutic, 2007
Antioxidative effects of lemon oil and its components on copper induced oxidation of low density lipoprotein
Grassmann J, Schneider D, Weiser D, Elstner EF
Arzneimittel-Forschung, 2001
Anxiolytic-like activity and GC-MS analysis of (R)-(+)-limonene fragrance, a natural compound found in foods and plants
Lima NG, De Sousa DP, Pimenta FC, Alves MF, De Souza FS, Macedo RO, Cardoso RB, de Morais LC, Melo Diniz Mde F, de Almeida RN
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 2013
Evaluation of acute toxicity of a natural compound (+)-limonene epoxide and its anxiolytic-like action
de Almeida AA, Costa JP, de Carvalho RB, de Sousa DP, de Freitas RM
Brain Research, 2012
Oral administration of d-Limonene controls inflammation in rat colitis and displays anti-inflammatory properties as diet supplementation in humans
d’Alessio PA, Ostan R, Bisson JF, Schulzke JD, Ursini MV, Béné MC
Life Sciences, 2013
Dietary d-limonene alleviates insulin resistance and oxidative stress-induced liver injury in high-fat diet and L-NAME-treated rats
Victor Antony Santiago J, Jayachitra J, Shenbagam M, Nalini N
European Journal of Nutrition, 2012