Investigation Of Anti-Inflammatory Activity Of Bergamot Oil
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Mehmet Karaca 1, Hanefi Özbek 2 * , Aydın Him 3, Mehmet Tütüncü 1, Hasan Altan Akkan 1, Veysel Kaplanoğlu 2
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1 Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Van, Turkey2 Yüzüncü Yıl University, Medical Faculty, Department of Pharmacology, Van, Turkey3 Yüzüncü Yıl University, Medical Faculty, Department of Physiology, Van, Turkey* Corresponding Author

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Aim: Essential oil of Bergamot (BO) was investigated for anti-inflammatory activity using carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema test. Methods: For the anti-inflammatory activity measurement six different groups were established and BO was administered in three different doses: 0.025, 0.05 and 0.10 mL/kg. Indomethacin was used as a reference agent. Results: It was found that reduction in the inflammation was 95.70% with indomethacin, 27.56% with 0.025 mL/kg BO, 30.77% with 0.05 mL/kg BO and 63.39% with 0.10 mL/kg BO. Indomethacin showed the strongest anti-inflammatory activity among the drugs used. The strongest anti-inflammatory activity of BO was seen with 0.10 mL/kg dosage. Median effective dose (ED50) value of BO was found to be 0.079 mL/kg. Conclusion: The results showed that BO posseses promising anti-inflammatory effect.

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EUR J GEN MED, Volume 4, Issue 4, October 2007, 176-179

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82525

Publication date: 15 Oct 2007

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