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Barbosa,R.; Cruz-Mendes,Y.; Silva-Alves,K.S.; Ferreira-da-Silva,F.W.; Ribeiro,N.M.; Morais,L.P.; Leal-Cardoso,J.H.. |
Lippia sidoides Cham is a typical herb species of Northeast Brazil with widespread use in folk medicine. The major constituents of the essential oil of L. sidoides (EOLs) are thymol, p-cymene, myrcene, and caryophyllene. Several studies have shown that the EOLs and its constituents have pharmacological effects, including antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and neuroprotective activity. Therefore, this work aimed to investigate the effects of the EOLs and their main constituents on rat sciatic nerve excitability. The sciatic nerves of adult Wistar rats were dissected and mounted in a moist chamber. Nerves were stimulated by square wave pulses, with an amplitude of 40 V, duration of 100 μs to 0.2 Hz. Both EOLs and thymol inhibited compound action... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Compound action potential; Essential oil; Lippia sidoides; Thyme oil; P-cymene; Myrcene. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017001200611 |
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Witkowska,D; Sowińska,J; Żebrowska,JP; Mituniewicz,E. |
ABSTRACT This study aimed at evaluating if essential oils misted in broiler houses reduce environmental fungi counts. The investigation was conducted in three experimental rooms, where broiler chickens were reared between 1 to 42 d of age. Every three days, the rooms were fogged with pure water (control) or with aqueous solutions of peppermint or thyme oils. On the next day, fogging samples from the air, flat surfaces, and litter were collected and quantitatively and qualitatively analysed for fungal contamination. The treatment with essential oils showed promising results. In the room fogged with thyme oil, aerial fungi growth was not as evident as in the control room, and presented the lowest average fungi count. Thyme oil was also the most effective in... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Broiler house; Fungal contamination; Misting; Peppermint oil; Thyme oil. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2016000400629 |
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