Rosmarinus officinalis L. (rosemary) as therapeutic and prophylactic agent.
Rosmarinus officinalis L. (rosemary) is a medicinal plant native to the Mediterranean region and cultivated around the world. Besides the therapeutic purpose, it is commonly used as a condiment and food preservative. R. officinalis L. is constituted by bioactive molecules, the phytocompounds, responsible for implement several pharmacological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiproliferative, antitumor and protective, inhibitory and attenuating activities. Thus, in vivo and in vitro studies were presented in this Review, approaching the therapeutic and prophylactic effects of R. officinalis L. on some physiological disorders caused by biochemical, chemical or biological agents. In this way, methodology, mechanisms, results, and conclusions were described. The main objective of this study was showing that plant products could be equivalent to the available medicines.
['de Oliveira|Jonatas Rafael|JR|https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2398-6506', 'Camargo|Samira Esteves Afonso|SEA|https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2527-0651', 'de Oliveira|Luciane Dias|LD|https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5465-9551']
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents D000970:Antineoplastic Agents D000975:Antioxidants D006801:Humans D009822:Oils, Volatile D008517:Phytotherapy D010936:Plant Extracts D065129:Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis D020011:Protective Agents D027542:Rosmarinus
Rosmarinus officinalis L. Rosemary Prophylactic effects Biological activities Phytotherapy Therapeutic effects