Cardiovascular Activity of the Chemical Constituents of Essential Oils

Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death in developed and developing countries and decrease the quality of life, which has enormous social and economic consequences for the population. Recent studies on essential oils have attracted attention and encouraged continued research of this gro...

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Autores principales: de Andrade, Tadeu Uggere, Brasil, Girlandia Alexandre, Endringer, Denise Coutinho, da Nóbrega, Flávio Rogério, de Sousa, Damião Pergentino
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6151533/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28926969
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules22091539
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Sumario:Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death in developed and developing countries and decrease the quality of life, which has enormous social and economic consequences for the population. Recent studies on essential oils have attracted attention and encouraged continued research of this group of natural products because of their effects on the cardiovascular system. The pharmacological data indicate a therapeutic potential for essential oils for use in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, this review reports the current studies of essential oils chemical constituents with cardiovascular activity, including a description of their mechanisms of action.

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