Citronellal is a monoterpenea from the essential oils in various aromatic species of plants, with depressant, hypnotic, and antinociceptive properties. Citronellal attenuates mechanical nociception, mediated in part by the NO-cGMP-ATP-sensitive K? channel pathway[1][2].
[1]. Melo MS, et al. Antinociceptive effect of citronellal in mice. Pharm Biol. 2010 Apr;48(4):411-6.
[2]. de Santana MT, et al. Citronellal, a monoterpene present in Java citronella oil, attenuates mechanical nociception response in mice. Pharm Biol. 2013 Sep;51(9):1144-9.
















