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Therapeutic Potential of Essential Oils Focusing on Diterpenes
Author(s) -
Islam Md. Torequl,
Mata Ana Maria Oliveira Ferreira,
Aguiar Raí Pablo Sousa,
Paz Marcia Fernanda Correia Jardim,
Alencar Marcus Vinícius Oliveira Barros,
Ferreira Paulo Michel Pinheiro,
MeloCavalcante Ana Amélia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.5652
Subject(s) - antiprotozoal , antimicrobial , antithrombotic , traditional medicine , pharmacology , biology , medicine , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , cardiology , in vitro
Among all plant derivates, essential oils (EOs) have gained the attention of many scientists. Diterpenes, a family of components present in some EO, are becoming a milestone in the EOs world. The goal of this review is to describe a scenario of diterpenes taking into health‐consumption deportment. Previous studies revealed that diterpenes have antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiviral, antiprotozoal, cytotoxic, anticancer, antigenotoxic, antimutagenic, chemopreventive, antiinflammatory, antinociceptive, immunostimulatory, organoprotective, antidiabetic, lipid‐lowering, antiallergic, antiplatelet, antithrombotic, and antitoxin activities. In conclusion, diterpenes may be an immense featuring concern in pharmaceutical consumption from a drug discovery point of view. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.