MelissaofficinalisL.是唇形科的一种植物,在许多国家因其药用活性而闻名。这种植物自古以来就被用来治疗不同的疾病,包括胃肠,心血管,神经学,心理状况。M.officinalis含有几种植物化学物质,如酚酸,黄酮类化合物,萜类化合物,和许多其他在其药理活性的基础上。的确,植物可以有抗氧化剂,抗炎,抗痉挛,抗菌,神经保护,肾保护,抗伤害作用。鉴于其综合使用,M.officinalis也已经在临床环境中进行了实验,展示了针对不同人类疾病的有趣特性,比如焦虑,睡眠困难,心悸,高血压,抑郁症,痴呆症,婴儿绞痛,磨牙症,代谢问题,老年痴呆症,和性障碍。至于任何天然化合物,药物,或植物提取物,也可以有不利的影响,即使报告的事件非常罕见,并且可以认为该植物基本上是安全的。这篇综述已经准备了一个具体的研究策略,使用关键字M.officinalis查询不同的数据库。此外,这项工作分析了该工厂的属性,更新了当前可用的文献,特别强调人类研究。
Melissa officinalis L. is a plant of the Lamiaceae family known in numerous countries for its medicinal activities. This plant has been used since ancient times to treat different disorders, including gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neurological, psychological conditions. M. officinalis contains several phytochemicals such as phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenoids, and many others at the basis of its pharmacological activities. Indeed, the plant can have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antimicrobial, neuroprotective, nephroprotective, antinociceptive effects. Given its consolidated use, M. officinalis has also been experimented with clinical settings, demonstrating interesting properties against different human diseases, such as anxiety, sleeping difficulties, palpitation, hypertension, depression, dementia, infantile colic, bruxism, metabolic problems, Alzheimer\'s disease, and sexual disorders. As for any natural compound, drug, or plant extract, also M. officinalis can have adverse effects, even though the reported events are very rare and the plant can be considered substantially safe. This review has been prepared with a specific research strategy, interrogating different databases with the keyword M. officinalis. Moreover, this work analyzes the properties of this plant updating currently available literature, with a special emphasis on human studies.