title: Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of essential oils: a short review.
abstract: Essential oils are complex mixtures isolated from aromatic plants which may possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of interest in thye food and cosmetic industries as well as in the human health field. In this work, a review was done on the most recent publications concerning their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. At the same time a survey of the methods generally used for the evaluation of antioxidant activity and some of the mechanisms involved in the anti-inflammatory activities of essential oils are also reported.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, IBB, Centro de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Ed. 8, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal. mgmiguel@ualg.pt
authors.forename: Maria Graça
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Miguel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D006801:Humans; D009822:Oils, Volatile
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D009822:Oils, Volatile