Essential Oils Found To Help Inflammation
Jan 15th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Bergamot, Cloves, Eucalyptus, Featured, Fennel, Herbs, ThymeResearchers in Japan have found that six essential oils can help in inflammation. One is thyme. Can you guess the rest?
Study author Hiroyasu Inoue of Nara Women’s University in Nara, Japan, says essential oils from clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel and bergamot also suppress the inflammatory COX-2 enzyme, an enzyme responsible for inflammation and pain.
The study, published in the Journal of Lipid Research, suggests the anti-inflammatory effect of the six essential oils, which compares to the health benefits of the chemical resveratrol in red wine — is due to the chemical carvacrol.
Of the six, thyme oil proved to be the most effective.
Source: UPI
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