Analgesic potential of essential oils

JF Sarmento-Neto, LG Do Nascimento, CFB Felipe… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Pain is an unpleasant sensation associated with a wide range of injuries and diseases, and
affects approximately 20% of adults in the world. The discovery of new and more effective …

Central and peripheral pain intervention by Ophiorrhiza rugosa leaves: potential underlying mechanisms and insight into the role of pain modulators

MNU Chy, M Adnan, MR Chowdhury, E Pagano… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Ophiorrhiza rugosa var. prostrata is a traditional medicinal
plant used by the indigenous and local tribes (Chakma, Marma and Tanchangya) of …

Methylene blue prevents osteoarthritis progression and relieves pain in rats via upregulation of Nrf2/PRDX1

J Li, R Wang, J Xu, K Sun, H Jiang, Z Sun… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2022 - nature.com
Oxidative stress-related cartilage degeneration, synovitis, and joint pain play vital roles in
the progress of osteoarthritis (OA). Anti-oxidative stress agents not only prevent structural …

Benfotiamine relieves inflammatory and neuropathic pain in rats

GM Sánchez-Ramírez, NL Caram-Salas… - European journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Benfotiamine has shown therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy
in human beings. However, so far there is no evidence about the efficacy of this drug in …

Evaluation of anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of the methanol extract of Holigarna caustica (Dennst.) Oken leaves

M Adnan, MNU Chy, ATMM Kamal, JW Barlow… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Holigarna caustica (Dennst.) is commonly used in
traditional medicine to treat a variety of painful conditions such as eye irritation …

Central and peripheral antinociceptive effects of ellagic acid in different animal models of pain

MT Mansouri, B Naghizadeh, B Ghorbanzadeh… - European journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The present study was conducted to evaluate the analgesic effects of po, ip, or icv
administration of ellagic acid (EA), and investigate the possible mechanisms underlying the …

Methanolic Extract of Clinacanthus nutans Exerts Antinociceptive Activity via the Opioid/Nitric Oxide‐Mediated, but cGMP‐Independent, Pathways

MH Abdul Rahim, ZA Zakaria… - Evidence‐Based …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The objectives of the present study were to determine the mechanisms of antinociceptive
effect of methanol extract of Clinacanthus nutans (Acanthaceae) leaves (MECN) using …

Antinociceptive Activity of Methanol Extract of Muntingia calabura Leaves and the Mechanisms of Action Involved

MHM Sani, ZA Zakaria, T Balan, LK Teh… - Evidence‐Based …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Muntingia calabura L.(family Elaeocarpaceae) has been traditionally used to relieve various
pain‐related ailments. The present study aimed to determine the antinociceptive activity of …

Zerumbone‐Induced Antinociception: Involvement of the l‐Arginine‐Nitric Oxide‐cGMP ‐PKC‐K+ATP Channel Pathways

EK Perimal, MN Akhtar, AS Mohamad… - Basic & clinical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated the antinociceptive effects of zerumbone in chemical behavioural
models of nociception in mice. Zerumbone given through intraperitoneal route (ip) produced …

Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of zerumbone against mono-iodoacetate-induced arthritis

TY Chien, SKH Huang, CJ Lee, PW Tsai… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
The fresh rhizome of Zingiber zerumbet Smith (Zingiberaceae) is used as a food flavoring
and also serves as a folk medicine as an antipyretic and for analgesics in Taiwan …