Myrtus communis
L., commonly known as true myrtle, is a medicinal plant native to the
Mediterranean area. Since ancient times, the inhabitant
s of this area have been using it for its cultural and
medicinal properties. Because of the vast diversity of biomolecules in its aerial parts, ...
Thechemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil from aerial parts (leaves and flowers) of Chuquiraga arcuataHarling grown in the Ecuadorian Andes were studied. One hundred and twenty-six compounds were identified in the essential oil...
Antioxidantes/química,
Antioxidantes/farmacología,
Extractos Vegetales/química,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Aceites Volátiles/química,
Aceites Volátiles/farmacología,
Asteraceae/química,
Hojas de la Planta/química,
Ecuador,
Antiinfecciosos/química,
Antiinfecciosos/farmacología,
Monoterpenos/análisis,
Hidrocarburos/análisis,
Cromatografía de Gases,
Bacterias/efectos de los fármacos
The aim of this study was to optimize by response surface design, the extraction of the leaf
essential oil (EO) from
Minthostachys mollis
[HBK] Griseb., grown in Ecuador, using steam distillation.
The factors used were extraction time (XTIE) of 60, 105 and 150 min and plan...
Bovine mastitis is a disease wi
th far
-
reaching consequences for the dairy industry.
Staphylococcus aureus
is a pathogen that is especially resistant to antibiotics. The objective of this study
was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the essential oils
Lippia citriodora
(...
Staphylococcus aureus/aislamiento & purificación,
Mastitis Bovina/microbiología,
Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana,
Aceites Volátiles/farmacología,
Farmacorresistencia Microbiana,
Staphylococcus aureus/efectos de los fármacos,
Colombia,
Antibacterianos/farmacología,
Lippia/química,
Thymus (Planta),
Aceites Volátiles/química,
Antibacterianos/química
The essential oils of
Lippia citriodora
(Ort.) and
Lippia origanoides
(Kunth) have shown
antimicrobial activity associated with mastitis. The objective of this study was to evaluate its ecotoxic
effect with
the
Artemia salina
bioassay and the prevention of mastitis thro...
Although numerous studies have demonstrated the biomedical potential of
Myrtus communis
L., (Myrtaceae) data on myrt
le from Montenegro are scarce. T
o evaluate antioxidant, antimutagenic and
antibacterial activity of myrtle methanolic extracts.
Antioxidant activity was evaluated by measur...
Myrtus/química,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Antioxidantes/farmacología,
Antibacterianos/farmacología,
Antimutagênicos/farmacología,
Montenegro,
Aceites Volátiles/farmacología,
Extractos Vegetales/química,
Aceites Volátiles/química,
Fenoles/análisis,
Flavonoides/análisis,
Bacterias/efectos de los fármacos
The chemical constituents and antimic
robial activity of the essential oil isolated from the
rhizomes of
Alpinia menghaiensis
S.Q. Tong & Y.M. Xia in S.Q. Tong from Vietnam was studied and
reported. The techniques of gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography cou...
Alpinia/química,
Aceites Volátiles/química,
Aceites Volátiles/farmacología,
Antibacterianos/farmacología,
Antibacterianos/química,
Cromatografía de Gases y Espectrometría de Masas,
Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana,
Bacterias Gramnegativas/efectos de los fármacos,
Bacterias Grampositivas/efectos de los fármacos,
Monoterpenos/análisis,
Sesquiterpenos/análisis,
Vietnam
Bauhinia
genus comprises 300 diferent species distributed in tropical and subtropical forests.
Infusions of some species have been frequently used in folk medicine to treat several ailments, especially
diabetes. S
tudies are focused on the extracts and little is reported about their esse...
Cinnamon (
Cinnamomum verum
J.
Presl) is a well
-
known medicinal plant considered as an
effective treatment for neurological disorders based on Persian medicine
. The aim of the present study
was assessing the effect of cinnamon oil, cinnamic acid, and cinnamaldehyde,...
Cinnamomum zeylanicum/química,
Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Presión,
Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas/tratamiento farmacológico,
Enfermedad de Parkinson/tratamiento farmacológico,
Medicina Tradicional,
Aceites Volátiles/administración & dosificación,
Aceites Volátiles/química,
Cinamatos,
Acroleína/análogos & derivados,
1-Metil-4-fenil-1,2,3,6-Tetrahidropiridina,
Modelos Animales de Enfermedad,
Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno,
Células PC12
The lack of effective conventional therapie
s against dengue has created an interest in herbal
preparations as alternative therapies. In the present study,
in vitro
effects of
Cordia curassavica
essential
oil (EO) on both dengue virus replication and cytokine production were e...
Cordia/química,
Aceites Volátiles/farmacología,
Replicación Viral/efectos de los fármacos,
Virus del Dengue/efectos de los fármacos,
Citocinas,
Técnicas In Vitro,
Medicamento Fitoterápico,
Aceites Volátiles/química,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Cromatografía de Gases y Espectrometría de Masas,
Terpenos/análisis
