Disclaimer: The information contained herein should NOT be used as a substitute for the advice of an appropriately qualified and licensed physician or other health care provider. The tool is not a substitute for the care provided… (more)
“We found that febrile response was significantly … in the animals pre-treated with turpentine compared to control rats (pre-treated with saline), and that observed excessive elevation of body temperature (Tb) was accompanied by enhanced release of fever mediators: interleukin-6 (IL-6) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) into plasma.”
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences • 1998 | View Paper
“Subcellular liver fractions from rats receiving a subcutaneous injection of turpentine , which causes a local inflammation, show an increased synthesis of Prostaglandin E2 and Prostaglandin F2 alpha which reaches a peak 90 minutes and 3 hours after treatment, respectively.”