Lippia alba essential oil: A powerful and valuable antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory medicinal plant from Brazil.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: In Brazilian popular medicine, Lippia alba leaves are used in teas to treat pain and inflammatory diseases.

Aim Of The Study: to evaluate the chemical composition, antinociceptive, and anti-inflammatory activities of Lippia alba essential oil and its major compound geraniol.

Material And Methods: Lippia alba leaves were collected in Pará state, Brazil.

Chemical composition, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of the curzerene type essential oil of Eugenia uniflora from Brazil.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The Eugenia uniflora leaf infusion is widely used in folk medicine to treat gastroenteritis, fever, hypertension, inflammatory and diuretic diseases.

Aim Of The Study: This work evaluated the acute oral toxic, antinociceptive, and anti-inflammatory activities of the curzerene chemotype of Eugenia uniflora essential oil (EuEO).

Material And Methods: EuEO was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC and GC-MS.