TY - JOUR AU - Charan Raja, Mamilla R. AU - Srinivasan, Varsha AU - Selvaraj, Sharmila AU - Kar Mahapatra, Santanu PY - 2015/10/06 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - VERSATILE AND SYNERGISTIC POTENTIAL OF EUGENOL JF - International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences JA - Int J Pharm Pharm Sci VL - 7 IS - 13 SE - Review Article(s) DO - UR - https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ijpps/article/view/7042 SP - 35-40 AB - <p>Eugenol (1-allyl-4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzene) is the phenolic component of essential oil and the main constituent of <em>Eugenia caryophyllata, Ocimmum gratissimum </em>and several others medicinal plant. In view of its non-mutagenic and non-carcinogenic properties, eugenol is generally regarded as safe by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Eugenol has been recently shown to be effective for antimicrobials and treatment of different life threatening diseases including sepsis, leishmaniasis, and cancer. However, overall, activity of eugenol is not discussed elsewhere. In this review, we discuss the current understanding of the mechanisms involved the antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer and anti-inflammatory potential of eugenol.</p><p> </p> ER -