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Nature Reviews Rheumatology 1, 66 (1 December 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncprheum0023

Extra-virgin olive oil has similar activity to ibuprofen

Rachel Murphy

Beauchamp GK et al. (2005) Phytochemistry: ibuprofen-like activity in extra-virgin olive oil. Nature 437: 45–46 A recent study has shown that oleocanthal, a component of extra-virgin olive oil, has an anti-inflammatory profile and potency 'strikingly' similar to the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen.