The Anti-Inflammatory Response of Lavandula luisieri and Lavandula pedunculata Essential Oils.

ABSTRACT: Portuguese lavenders remain undervalued in global markets due to the lack of high-quality end-products and scarcity of scientific-based studies validating their bioactive potential. Moreover, chemical variability is frequent in these species, and can compromise both safety and efficacy. In the present study, the anti-inflammatory potential of L. luisieri and L. pedunculata, two highly prevalent species in Portugal, was assessed and correlated with their chemical variability. Representative samples with distinct chemical profiles were selected to assess the anti-inflammatory effect on LPS-stimulated macrophages. L. luisieri essential oil with low quantities of necrodane derivatives was the most potent at inhibiting NO production. Interestingly, the essential oil was more effective than its

SUBMITTER: Zuzarte M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8838270 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature