Carnosol Explained

Carnosol is a phenolic diterpene found in the herbs rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)[1] and Mountain desert sage (Salvia pachyphylla).[2]

It has been studied in-vitro for anti-cancer effects in various cancer cell types.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Carnosol, an antioxidant in rosemary, suppresses inducible nitric oxide synthase through down-regulating nuclear factor-κB in mouse macrophages . Ai-Hsiang Lo . Yu-Chih Liang . Shoei-Yn Lin-Shiau . Chi-Tang Ho . Jen-Kun Lin . Carcinogenesis . 2002 . 23 . 6 . 983–991 . 10.1093/carcin/23.6.983. 12082020 . free .
  2. Ivan C. Guerrero . Lucia S. Andres . Leticia G. Leon . Ruben P. Machin . Jose M. Padron . Javier G. Luis . Jose Delgadillo . Abietane Diterpenoids from Salvia pachyphylla and S. clevelandii with Cytotoxic Activity against Human Cancer Cell Lines . J. Nat. Prod. . 2006 . 69 . 12 . 1803–1805 . 17190465 . 10.1021/np060279i .
  3. 3070765 . 21382660 . 10.1016/j.canlet.2011.02.005 . 305 . 1 . Carnosol: a promising anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory agent . June 2011 . Cancer Lett. . 1–7 . Johnson JJ.

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