Sedating and antipyretic activity of the essential oil of Calamintha sylvatica subsp. ascendens

A V Ortiz de Urbina; M L Martín; M J Montero; A Morán; L San Román

doi:10.1016/0378-8741(89)90018-4

Sedating and antipyretic activity of the essential oil of Calamintha sylvatica subsp. ascendens

J Ethnopharmacol. 1989 Apr;25(2):165-71. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(89)90018-4.

Authors

A V Ortiz de Urbina¹, M L Martín, M J Montero, A Morán, L San Román

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Salamanca, Spain.

PMID: 2787446
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(89)90018-4

Abstract

The essential oil of Calamintha sylvatica subsp. ascendens exerts significant sedating and antipyretic activities in the rat. The components responsible for these activities appear to be the major monoterpenes present: pulegone, menthone and eucalyptol (1,8-cineol).

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal*
Drug Interactions
Female
Hypnotics and Sedatives*
Injections, Intraperitoneal
Male
Mice
Motor Activity / drug effects
Oils, Volatile / pharmacology*
Plants, Medicinal / analysis*
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Spain

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Oils, Volatile