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Antimicrobial activity and chemical characterization of Laurel essential oil

The factors that arouse interest in the study of essential oils as biocidal agents are numerous, such as the fact that they have antibacterial, antifungal, insecticidal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and larvicidal properties. The objective of this work was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity, in vit...

Complete essential oils of Laurus nobilisinducing antinociceptiveaction by opioid mechanism in C-Reflex and spinal Wind-Up model in rat

The essential oil of Laurus nobilis L. was used to test their antinociceptive efficacy. It was applied intraperitoneally (i.p.) to rats subjected to a nociception test (C reflex and spinal wind-up). The results showed that the essential oil applied at higher doses (0.06 mg/Kg) causes a complete aboliti...

Effects of Laurus nobilis (Lauraceae) on Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818)

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 82 (supl.4), 1987
Experiments were carried out using aqueous extracts from leaves and flowers of Laurus nobilis on Biomphalaria glabrata. Treatments were performed on blastula stage (± 15 h after first cleavage) and on adult snails (11-18 mm). In both instances they were exposed for 24 h to different concentrations of th...