African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2286

Full Length Research Paper

Anxiolytic properties of Melissa officinalis and associated mechanisms of action: A review of the literature

Barbara Luisa Fermino
  • Barbara Luisa Fermino
  • Docente do Curso de Farmacia, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
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Najeh Maissar Khalil
  • Najeh Maissar Khalil
  • Docente do Curso de Farmacia, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
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Juliana Sartori Bonini*
  • Juliana Sartori Bonini*
  • Docente do Curso de Farmacia, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
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Romaiana Picada Pereira
  • Romaiana Picada Pereira
  • Departamento de Quimica, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Quimica Aplicada, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, PR, Brasil.
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Joao Batista Teixeira da Rocha
  • Joao Batista Teixeira da Rocha
  • Departamento de Quimica, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Bioquimica Toxicologica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
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Weber Claudio Francisco Nunes da Silva
  • Weber Claudio Francisco Nunes da Silva
  • Docente do Curso de Farmacia, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
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  •  Received: 16 September 2014
  •  Published: 22 January 2015

How to cite this article

APA /
Fermino, B. L., Khalil, N. M., Bonini, J. S., Pereira, R. P., da Rocha, J. B. T. & da Silva, W. C. F. N. (2015). Anxiolytic properties of Melissa officinalis and associated mechanisms of action: A review of the literature. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 9(3), 53-59.
Chicago /
B&arbara Luisa Fermino, Najeh Maissar Khalil, Juliana Sartori Bonini, Romaiana Picada Pereira, João Batista Teixeira da Rocha and Weber Claudio Francisco Nunes da Silva. "Anxiolytic properties of Melissa officinalis and associated mechanisms of action: A review of the literature." African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 9, no. 3 (2015): 53-59.
MLA /
Baacute;rbara Luisa Fermino, et al. "Anxiolytic properties of Melissa officinalis and associated mechanisms of action: A review of the literature." African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 9.3 (2015): 53-59.