Suppression of Carrageenan- and Collagen II-Induced Inflammation in Mice by Geranium Oil

• Main Authors: Naho Maruyama (Author), Hiroko Ishibashi (Author), Weimin Hu (Author), Shinichiro Morofuji (Author), Shigeharu Inouye (Author), Hideyo Yamaguchi (Author), Shigeru Abe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To obtain experimental evidence on the therapeutic efficacy of essential oils in aromatherapy for inflammatory diseases, we examined the effects of geranium oil on carrageenan-induced and collagen II-induced inflammation in mice, to assess acute and chronic anti-inflammatory activities of the oil. S...