Essential Oil of Ocimum basilicum L. and (−)-Linalool Blocks the Excitability of Rat Sciatic Nerve

The racemate linalool and its levogyrus enantiomer [(−)-LIN] are present in many essential oils and possess several pharmacological activities, such as antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory. In this work, the effects of essential oil obtained from the cultivation of the Ocimum basilicum L. (EOOb) de...

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Main Authors: Antonio Medeiros Venancio, Francisco Walber Ferreira-da-Silva, Kerly Shamyra da Silva-Alves, Hugo de Carvalho Pimentel, Matheus Macêdo Lima, Michele Fraga de Santana, Péricles Barreto Alves, Givanildo Batista da Silva, José Henrique Leal-Cardoso, Murilo Marchioro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9012605

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