Twohoursafter the high-phenol meal, study participants' concentrations of factorVIIantigen, which promotes blood clotting, were lower compared with the low-phenolgroup.
Eugenol, a methoxyphenol found in various essential oils such as clove, bay laurel, cinnamon leaf, and rosemary, appears to be a particulary effective peorxynitrites scavenger (the methyl group binds to peroxynitrites and the phenolgroup converts it into water and a nitrogen dioxide anion).