The Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown (Verbenaceae) species, has effects sedative, analgesic and spasmolytic properties. This study had as its main objective to evaluate the essential oil of L. alba (EOLa) effect and that of its main constituents, citral and limonene, over tracheal smooth muscle from Wistar rats. EOLa, citral and limonene promoted relaxation of tracheal smooth muscle in contractio...

Three carbonyl-containing extracts of essential oils from Eucalyptus citriodora (Myrtaceae), Cymbopogon citratus (Gramineae) and Lippia multiflora (Verbenaceae) were used for the preparation of oximes. The reaction mixtures were analyzed by GC-MS and different compounds were identified on the basis of their retention times and mass spectra. We observed quantitative conversion of aldehydes to th...

Background Exhaustive exercise causes muscle damage accompanied by oxidative stress and inflammation leading to muscle fatigue and muscle soreness. Lemon verbena leaves, commonly used as tea and refreshing beverage, demonstrated antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a proprietary lemon verbena extract (Recoverben®) on muscle streng...

     Clinical and Epidemiological studies have shown that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular diseases, cancers and other related disorders. These beneficial health effects have been attributed in part to the presence of antioxidants in dietary plants. Therefore screening for antioxidant properties of plant extracts has been one of the inte...

Medicinal plants have become an important source for the treatment of various diseases. In Costa Rica, a survey conducted with 132 people identified use 107 medicinal plants, which only 34% are native. The health disorders mainly used gastrointestinal and respiratory problems. most commonly plant species Matricaria chamomilla, Lippia alba, Zingiber officinale. family highest number as medicine ...

A static headspace method of sampling coupled to a conventional instrumental analytical probe, gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS), has been applied examine the volatile fraction above leaf tissue from Palicourea marcgravii, toxic Brazilian plant that causes sudden death in livestock, and two other surrogate species (Lippia alba Plectranthus spp.). 
 The unusual total ion chromatog...