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Chemical Composition and Biological Effects of Artemisia maritima and Artemisia nilagirica Essential Oils from Wild Plants of Western Himalaya.
- Source :
- Planta Medica; 2014, Vol. 80 Issue 13, p1079-1087, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Artemisia species possess pharmacological properties that are used for medical purposes worldwide. In this paper, the essential oils from the aerial parts of Artemisia nilagirica and Artemisia maritima from the western Indian Himalaya region are described. The main compounds analyzed by simultaneous GC/MS and GC/FID were camphor and 1,8-cineole from A. maritima, and camphor and artemisia ketone from A. nilagirica. Additionally, the oilswere evaluated for their antibacterial, antifungal, mosquito biting deterrent, and larvicidal activities. A. nilagirica essential oil demonstrated nonselective antifungal activity against plant pathogens Colletotrichum acutatum, Colletotrichum fragariae, and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, whereas A. maritima did not showantifungal activity. Both Artemisia spp. exhibited considerable mosquito biting deterrence, whereas only A. nilagirica showed larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti. Antibacterial effects assessed by an agar dilution assay demonstrated greater activity of A. maritima essential oil against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa compared to A. nilagirica. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PREVENTION of bites & stings
MEDICINAL plants
ALTERNATIVE medicine
ANALYSIS of variance
ANTI-infective agents
ANTIBIOTICS
ANTIFUNGAL agents
BIOLOGICAL assay
BIOPHYSICS
ESSENTIAL oils
INSECTICIDES
INSECT larvae
MATHEMATICS
RESEARCH methodology
MICROBIAL sensitivity tests
MOSQUITOES
RESEARCH funding
PLANT extracts
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
IN vitro studies
PHARMACODYNAMICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00320943
- Volume :
- 80
- Issue :
- 13
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Planta Medica
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 98042773
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1382957