Chemical composition and in vitro antibacterial and antiproliferative activities of the essential oil from the leaves of Psidium myrtoides O. Berg (Myrtaceae)

Dias ALB, Batista HRF, Estevam EBB, Alves CCF, Forim MR, Nicolella HD, Furtado RA, Tavares DC, Silva TS, Martins CHG, Miranda MLD Natural Product Research, 2018 ABSTRACT: In this study, the chemical composition and antibacterial and antiproliferative potential of the essential oil obtained from fresh leaves of Psidium myrtoides (PM-EO) against oral pathogens and human… Read more »

Phytochemical and pharmacological properties of essential oils from Cedrus species

Saab AM, Gambari R, Sacchetti G, Guerrini A, Lampronti I, Tacchini M, El Samrani A, Medawar S, Makhlouf H, Tannoury M, Abboud J, Diab-Assaf M, Kijjoa A, Tundis R, Aoun J, Efferth T Natural Product Research, 2017 ABSTRACT: Natural products frequently exert pharmacological activities. The present review gives an overview of the ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the Cedrus genus, e.g. cytotoxic, spasmolytic immunomodulatory, antiallergic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities. Cancer… Read more »