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Plants, 2021 Virginia mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) is a peppermint-flavored aromatic herb of the Lamiaceae and is mainly used for culinary, medicinal, aromatic, and ornamental purposes.
William N. Setzer +5 more
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International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology, 2021 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia is a type of neurodegenerative disease, refers to a distinct arrival and certainly functional and mental decline which is linked with age which eventually leads to death. This current study was to demonstrate the role of
N. Kaushik
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Біологічні студії, 2023 Background. Not all plants are capable of producing essential oil (EO). There are 3.000 different plant EOs described in the world, but only 10 % of them are widely used by humans.
Svitlana Kovtun-Vodyanytska +5 more
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Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Properties of Pulegone, a Major Component in Calamintha Nepeta
, 2021 Monoterpenes are small molecules, composed of two isoprene units, able to pass through the blood brain barrier, allowing to target both peripheral and central pain pathways.
A. Charlet +7 more
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Effect of peppermint oil on serum lipid peroxidation and hepatic enzymes after immobility stress in mice [PDF]
, 2012 This study was undertaken to determine the influences of various doses of peppermint oil on the hepatic enzymes, alanine transaminase, apartate tranaminase, alkaline phosphotase and gamma glutamyl transferase and the level of malondialdehyde in the serum
Mansourian, A.R. +3 more
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Plants, 2021 Environmental light conditions influence the biosynthesis of monoterpenes in the mint plant. Cyclic terpenes, such as menthol, menthone, pulegone, and menthofuran, are major odor components synthesized in mint leaves. However, it is unclear how light for
Takahiro Ueda, Miki Murata, Ken Yokawa
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Chemical Composition and in Vitro Evaluation of the Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Eucalyptus gillii Essential Oil and Extracts [PDF]
, 2012 In this study, essential oil and various extracts (hexane, petroleum ether, acetone, ethanol, methanol and water) of Eucalyptus gilii were screened for their chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities.
Ahmed Lebrihi +20 more
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TRP channels and monoterpenes: Past and current leads on analgesic properties
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022 The activation of the transient receptor potential (TRP) channels expressed by sensory neurons is essential to the transduction of thermal and mechanical sensory information.
Hugues Petitjean +6 more
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Pulegone-Rich Essential Oils of Turkey
Journal of Essential Oil Research, 1998 Abstract Pulegone is a monoterpene ketone with a refreshing odor reminescent of mint. This is the reason why pulegone-rich oils containing plants are often named in Turkish after mint. Six Labiatae genera (i.e., Acinos, Calamintha, Cyclotrichium, Mentha, Micromeria and Ziziphora) have been found to contain pulegone as a major constituent in their ...
Başer, Kemal Hüsnü Can +2 more
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Menthol and Its Derivatives: Exploring the Medical Application Potential. [PDF]
Eng Life SciABSTRACT Menthol, a natural organic compound and the primary component of mint, exhibits diverse biological activities, including analgesic, anti‐inflammatory, antibacterial, neuroprotective, and anticancer effects. The chemical modification of menthol, through processes such as esterification and amination, further enhances these activities, expanding
Zhang J, Hu Y, Wang Z.
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