The Local Anesthetic Activity of Lavandula angustifolia and Eugenia caryophyllata Essential Oils

Subasini Uthirapathy

doi:10.14500/aro.11426

Subasini Uthirapathy Department Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tishk International University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region-F.R. Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1250-388X

Keywords: Clove oil, Corneal reflex, Eugenia caryophyllata, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavender oil, Lidocaine, Local anesthesia

Abstract

Previous studies show that Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) and Eugenia caryophyllata (clove) essential oils can help relieve dental pain. Clove oil and lavender oil were tested as topical anesthetics in this study on rabbits, and their effects and likely mechanisms of action were analyzed. Clove oil and lavender oil were extracted by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger-setup apparatus. Topically applying lidocaine, clove oil, or lavender oil topically all significantly reduced corneal sensitivity. The sensitivity of the cornea was successfully reduced by treatments consisting of lidocaine at a concentration of 0.5%, 25 μg of clove oil, and 50 μg of lavender oil. When clove oil is applied topically to the cornea, it produces effects similar to those of a local anesthetic due to the involvement of the cholinergic system. To achieve the desired effect of producing local anesthesia in the cornea of the rabbit, lidocaine, clove oil, and lavender oil were applied topically to the animal. A noticeable local anesthetic effect was produced when sub-anesthetic doses of lidocaine were combined with sub-anesthetic doses of lavender or clove oil.

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Author Biography

Subasini Uthirapathy, Department Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tishk International University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region-F.R. Iraq

Subasini Uthirapathy is an Asst.istant Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tishk International University. She got the B.Pharm., and M.Pharm., a degree in Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and the Ph.D. degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology. Her research interests are cardiovascular disease, molecular pharmacology, and Toxicology in the animal models. Dr. Subasini Uthirapathy is a member of the Indian Biomedical Scientists.

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