Thyme Oil Calms Inflammatory Response
Japanese scientists isolate the compound present in the essential oils from thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel, and bergamot that exerts a potent anti-inflammatory effect. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an enzyme involved in prostaglandin biosynthesis, and plays a key role in the inflammatory response. In that essential oils, extracted from plants, have been long used for their …