Anti-Ulcer Activity of Essential Oil Constituents

Molecules

Francisco de Assis Oliveira²  Luciana Nalone Andrade³  Élida Batista Vieira de Sousa¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, João Pessoa, PB 58051-970, Brazil;Universidade Federal do Piauí, Coordenação do Curso de Farmácia, Teresina, PI 64049-550, Brazil;Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Departamento de Farmácia, São Cristóvão, SE 49100-000, Brazil

关键词: ulcer;    gastroprotective;    essential oil;    monoterpene;    phenylpropanoid;    anti-inflammatory;    antiulcerogenic;    natural products;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules19055717

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Essential oils have attracted considerable worldwide attention over the last few decades. These natural products have wide-ranging pharmacological activities and biotechnological applications. Faced with the need to find new anti-ulcer agents and the great effort on the development of drugs for the treatment of ulcers, in this review, the anti-ulcer activities of 21 bioactive compounds found in essential oils are discussed.

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