Experiment 393715
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | EXTERNAL |
| Organism | Mentha piperita (LAMIACEAE) |
| Citation | GOBEL,H: SCHMIDT,G: SOYKA,D:. (1994). EFFECT OF PEPPERMINT AND EUCALYPTUS OIL PREPARATIONS ON NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALGESIMETRIC HEADACHE PARAMETERS.. 14(3) |
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| Disease | THE EFFECTS OF PEPPERMINT OIL AND EUCALYPTUS OIL PREPARATIONS ON NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALGESIMETRIC PARAMETERS WERE INVESTIGATED IN 32 HEALTHY SUBJECTS IN A DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, RANDOMIZED CROSS-OVER DESIGN. FOUR DIFFERENT TEST PREPARATIONS WERE APPLIED TO LARGE AREAS OF THE FOREHEAD AND TEMPLES USING A SMALL SPONGE AND THEIR EFFECT WAS EVALUATED BY COMPARING BASELINE AND TREATMENT MEASURE. THE COMBINATION OF PEPPERMINT OIL, EUCALYPTUS OIL AND ETHANOL INCREASED COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND HAD A MUSCLE-RELAXING AND MENTALLY RELAXING EFFECT, BUT HAD LITTLE INFLUENCE ON PAIN SENSITIVITY. A SIGNIFICANT ANALGESIC EFFECT WITH A REDUCTION IN SENSITIVITY TO HEADACHE WAS PRODUCED BY A COMBINATION OF PEPPERMINT OIL AND ETHANOL. |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | ESSENTIAL OIL |
| Gender | MALE |