Therapeutic potential of α-and β-pinene: A miracle gift of nature

B Salehi, S Upadhyay, I Erdogan Orhan… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
α-and β-pinene are well-known representatives of the monoterpenes group, and are found
in many plants' essential oils. A wide range of pharmacological activities have been …

Monoterpenes and their derivatives—Recent development in biological and medical applications

M Zielińska-Błajet, J Feder-Kubis - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Monoterpenes, comprising hydrocarbons, are the largest class of plant secondary
metabolites and are commonly found in essential oils. Monoterpenes and their derivatives …

A review of the potential use of pinene and linalool as terpene-based medicines for brain health: discovering novel therapeutics in the flavours and fragrances of …

K Weston-Green, H Clunas… - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
“Medicinal cannabis” is defined as the use of cannabis-based products for the treatment of
an illness. Investigations of cannabis compounds in psychiatric and neurological illnesses …

Chemical variability and pharmacological potential of propolis as a source for the development of new pharmaceutical products

PP Wieczorek, N Hudz, O Yezerska… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review aims to analyze propolis as a potential raw material for the development and
manufacture of new health-promoting products. Many scientific publications were retrieved …

Constituents of Cannabis Sativa

EM Rock, LA Parker - Cannabinoids and neuropsychiatric disorders, 2021 - Springer
The Cannabis sativa plant has been used medicinally and recreationally for thousands of
years, but recently only relatively some of its constituents have been identified. There are …

The effects of essential oils on the nervous system: a scoping review

A Sattayakhom, S Wichit, P Koomhin - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Essential oils are a mixture of natural aromatic volatile oils extracted from plants. The use of
essential oils is ancient, and has prevailed in different cultures around the world, such as …

Terpenoids, Cannabimimetic Ligands, beyond the Cannabis Plant

ECD Gonçalves, GM Baldasso, MA Bicca, RS Paes… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Medicinal use of Cannabis sativa L. has an extensive history and it was essential in the
discovery of phytocannabinoids, including the Cannabis major psychoactive compound—Δ9 …

Chemical composition, antioxidant, anti-tyrosinase, anti-cholinesterase and cytotoxic activities of essential oils of six Algerian plants

K Cheraif, B Bakchiche, A Gherib, SK Bardaweel… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this study, the essential oils (EOs) of six Algerian plants (Artemisia campestris L.,
Artemisia herba-alba Asso, Juniperus phoenicea L., Juniperus oxycedru s L., Mentha …

Anticonvulsant essential oils and their relationship with oxidative stress in epilepsy

DV da Fonsêca, C da Silva Maia Bezerra Filho… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Epilepsy is a most disabling neurological disorder affecting all age groups. Among the
various mechanisms that may result in epilepsy, neuronal hyperexcitability and oxidative …

Cannabinoid treatments in epilepsy and seizure disorders

O Devinsky, NA Jones, MO Cunningham… - Physiological …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Cannabis has been used to treat convulsions and other disorders since ancient times. In the
last few decades, preclinical animal studies and clinical investigations have established the …