Does rosmarinic acid underestimate as an experimental cardiovascular drug?

PURPOSE: The rationale of the present review is to analize the activity of Rosmarinus officinalis in the the cardiovascular system METHODS: A MEDLINE database search (from January 1970 to December 2011) using only rosmarinic acid as searched term. RESULTS: The references search revealed 509 references about rosmarinic acid in 40 years (the first reference is from 1970). There is a powerful prevalence of antioxidant and cancer studies. Other diseases are few cited, as inflammation, brain (Alzheimer and Parkinson disease) and, memory; allergy; diabetes; atherosclerosis, and; hypertension. It is necessary to consider the complete absence of studies on coronary artery disease, myocardial ischemia, heart failure or ischemia/reperfusion injury. CONCLUSION: Rosmarinic acid is underestimated as an experimental cardiovascular drug and deserves more attention.

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Main Authors:	Ferreira,Luciana Garros, Celotto,Andrea Carla, Capellini,Verena Kise, Albuquerque,Agnes Afrodite Sumarelli, Nadai,Tales Rubens de, Carvalho,Marco Tulio Menezes de, Evora,Paulo Roberto Barbosa
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2013
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502013001300016
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