A preliminary study of Cedronella canariensis (L.) var. Canariensis extracts for antiinflammatory and analgesic activity in rats and mice

Abstract

Several extracts and fractions from Cedronella canuriensk (L.) have been submitted to analgesic, antipyretic and antiinflammatory tests on rats and mice. The experimental results obtained justified the utilization of this species as an anticatarrh and antiinfluenza agent in Canarian folk medicine. Its acute toxicity turned out to be low as measured in mice.

Composition of the Essential Oils ofCedronella canariensis(L.) Webb et Berth, ssp.canariensisand ssp.anisataf.glabraand f.pubescens

“…Only limited information is available on the chemical composition of Ceclronella (7)(8)(9). First results on the oil from both "varieties"were published by Engel et al (10,ll) followed by L6pez-Garcia et al (12) and Lawrence ( 1 3~4 ) .…”

Plantes m�dicinales end�miques de l?�le de Mad�re*

“…Infusion de feuilles utilisée comme calmant, hypnotique et tonique ; Sambucus lanceolata (sabugueiro) (Madeira elder) (Caprifoliaceae) (Fig. 2) [12], béta-pinène (de 19,6-20 % dans l'huile de feuilles à 32 % dans l'huile de fleurs), et encore béta-myrcène (9,3 %), sabinène, myrtényl méthyl éther (2,9 %), béta-caryophyllène, myrténol, béta-phellandrène et limonène. Dans la sous-espèce anisata, 257 composants ont été isolés, le constituant principal étant le methylchavicol (82,2 %), béta-pinène (10,2 %), 13-caryophyllène (2,8 %), pinocarvone (0,9 %), etc.…”

Pharmacological properties of Visnea mocanera L. f. extracts: Screening for analgesic, antipyretic, antiinflammatory and ulcerogenic activities in rodents

“…The antiinflammatory effects of the plant extracts may be related to their constituents. Thus, the acetone extract contains triterpenes as well as p-sitosterol (Hernandez-Perez et al, 1994), and some of these have been shown to possess antiinflammatory activity (Chaturvedi ef al., 1976;Lopez-Garcia et al, 1991). The methanol extract and syrup, on the other hand, contain tannins (Hernandez-Perez et al, 1994), and some of them have been shown to exert antiinflammatory activity through the inhibition of synthesis of 5lipoxygenase, an inflammatory mediator (Kimura er al., 1987).…”