Essential oil of Lippia alba and its main constituent citral block the excitability of rat sciatic nerves

Essential oil of Lippia alba and its main constituent citral block the excitability of rat sciatic nerves

Lippia alba is empirically used for infusions, teas, macerates, and hydroalcoholic extracts because of its antispasmodic, analgesic, sedative, and anxiolytic effects. Citral is a mixture of trans-geranial and cis-neral and is the main constituent of L. alba essential oil and possesses analgesic, anx...

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Main Authors: D.G. Sousa, S.D.G. Sousa, R.E.R. Silva, K.S. Silva-Alves, F.W. Ferreira-da-Silva, M.R. Kerntopf, I.R.A. Menezes, J.H. Leal-Cardoso, R. Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2015-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Citral
Nerve excitability
Lippia alba
Sciatic nerve
Essential oil
Compound action potential
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