Browsing by Subject "essential oil"
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Anxiolytic Effect of Citrus aurantium L. on Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
(Wiley, 2016)The bone marrow aspiration procedure is used in hematological diseases and consists of a painful, invasive procedure causing anxiety-associated symptoms. The present study assessed the effect of Citrus aurantium L. essential ...
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Chemical Composition and Antifungal Activity of Essential Oil from Brazilian Propolis
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2010-01-01)The essential oil from Brazilian propolis was isolated by hydrodistillation in a yield of 0.04 %. Twenty-five compounds were identified by GC-MS and calculation of their Kovats indexes. the most abundant essential oil ...
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Chemical Composition and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Essential Oil from Leaves of Casearia Sylvestris, Its Main Compound alpha-Zingiberene and Derivatives
(Mdpi Ag, 2013-08-01)Casearia sylvestris (Salicaceae), popularly known as guacatonga, is a plant widely used in folk medicine to treat various diseases, including cancer. the present work deals with the chemical composition as well as the ...
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Essential oil from the leaves of Xylopia langsdorfiana (Annonaceae) as a possible spasmolytic agent
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015-05-19)Xylopia langsdorfiana A. St.-Hil. &Tul. (Annonaceae) is popularly known in the northeast of Brazil as pimenteira da terra', and an essential oil (XL-OE) was extracted from its leaves. Since Xylopia species are cited in ...
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Intraspecific Variation in the Essential Oils from Drimys brasiliensis Leaves and Stem Barks
(Natural Products Inc, 2011-02-01)The essential oils from leaves and stem barks of Drimys brasiliensis Miers (Winteraceae), collected in July and December 2008, were analyzed by GC/FID and GC/MS. The stem bark oils were composed mainly of monoterpenes ...
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Pharmacological effects of the monoterpene alpha,beta-epoxy-carvone in mice
(Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 2007-06-01)The monoterpene alpha,beta-epoxy-carvone (EC) in doses of 200, 300 or 400 mg/kg injected by i.p. route in mice caused a significant decrease in the motor activity of animals when compared with the control group, up to 120 ...