Alquézar B, Rodríguez A, de la Peña M, Peña L Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 ABSTRACT: Citrus aroma and flavor, chief traits of fruit quality, are derived from their high content in essential oils of most plant tissues, including leaves, stems, flowers, and fruits. Accumulated in secretory cavities, most components of these oils are volatile terpenes. They… Read more »
Beta-caryophyllene
- Backbone: Sesquiterpene
- Functional Group: None
Antimicrobial Activity of Copaiba (Copaifera officinalis) and Pracaxi (Pentaclethra macroloba) Oils against Staphylococcus Aureus: Importance in Compounding for Wound Care
Guimarães AL, Cunha EA, Matias FO, Garcia PG, Danopoulos P, Swikidisa R, Pinheiro VA, Nogueira RJ International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, 2016 ABSTRACT: The Amazon rainforest is the largest reserve of natural products in the world. Its rich biodiversity of medicinal plants has been utilized by local populations for hundreds of years for the prevention… Read more »
Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Actions of Copaiba Oil Are Related to Liver Cell Modifications in Arthritic Rats
Castro Ghizoni CV, Arssufi Ames AP, Lameira OA, Bersani Amado CA, Sá Nakanishi AB, Bracht L, Marçal Natali MR, Peralta RM, Bracht A, Comar JF Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 2017 ABSTRACT: The present study investigated the action of copaiba oil (Copaifera reticulata) on the systemic inflammation, oxidative status, and liver cell metabolism of rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis…. Read more »
Effects of Copaiba Oil Topical Administration on Oral Wound Healing
Wagner VP, Webber LP, Ortiz L, Rados PV, Meurer L, Lameira OA, Lima RR, Martins MD Phytotherapy Research, 2017 ABSTRACT: The effects of topical copaiba oil extract and topical corticosteroid were assessed on oral wound healing in an in vivo model using 96 male Wistar rats. Traumatic ulcers were caused in the dorsum of the tongue using… Read more »
Anti-inflammatory Effect from a Hydrogel Containing Nanoemulsified Copaiba oil (Copaifera multijuga Hayne)
Lucca LG, de Matos SP, Kreutz T, Teixeira HF, Veiga VF Jr, de Araújo BV, Limberger RP, Koester LS AAPS PharmSciTech, 2017 ABSTRACT: Copaiba oil is used as a popular medicine in the Amazonian forest region, especially due to its anti-inflammatory properties. In this paper, we describe the formulation of hydrogel containing copaiba oil nanoemulsions (with positive and… Read more »
Copaiba oil: chemical composition and influence on in vitro cutaneous permeability of Celecoxib.
Quiñones OG, Abranches RP, Nakamura MJ, de Souza Ramos MF, Pierre MBR Current Drug Delivery, 2017 BACKGROUND: Use of topical or transdermal administration of Celecoxib (Cxb) is an interesting strategy in cutaneous treatments since it reduces or avoids side effects of the oral route. However, Cxb´s high lipophilicity and the stratum corneum (SC) barrier impair… Read more »
Antitussive, antispasmodic, bronchodilating and cardiac inotropic effects of the essential oil from Blepharocalyx salicifolius leaves
Hernández JJ, Ragone MI, Bonazzola P, Bandoni AL, Consolini AE Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2017 ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY RELEVANCE: Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O. Berg (Myrtaceae) is a tree native to Argentina and Uruguay that grows and is cultivated along the riverside of the Rio de la Plata. The leaves of this plant species, locally known as “anacahuita” are… Read more »
Essential Oils of Hyptis pectinata Chemotypes: Isolation, Binary Mixtures and Acute Toxicity on Leaf-Cutting Ants
Feitosa-Alcantara RB, Bacci L, Blank AF, Alves PB, Silva IMA, Soares CA, Sampaio TS, Nogueira PCL, Arrigoni-Blank MF Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2017 ABSTRACT: Leaf-cutting ants are pests of great economic importance due to the damage they cause to agricultural and forest crops. The use of organosynthetic insecticides is the main form of control of these… Read more »
Comparative toxicity of essential oil and blends of selected terpenes of Ocotea species from Pernambuco, Brazil, against Tetranychus urticae Koch
Moraes MM, Camara CAGD, Silva MMCD Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2017 ASBTRACT: Essential oils from the leaves of two species of the genus Ocotea that occur in the Atlantic Forest in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The acaricidal activity of these oils as well as 11 selected components and… Read more »
Antimicrobial activity of copaiba oil: A review and a call for further research
Tobouti PL, de Andrade Martins TC, Pereira TJ, Mussi MCM Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2017 ABSTRACT: Copaiba oil has been used for more than 390 years, however, considering the time of empirical use, there are a scarce number of publications on its activities. This essential oil is a phytomedicine proven to be efficient against some microorganisms. However, different from other… Read more »