Evaluation on chemical composition of essential oil from Lippia sidoides with different storage conditions.
Evaluation on chemical composition of essential oil from Lippia sidoides with different storage conditions.
Author(s): GAMA, P. E.; ASSIS, M. B. S.; KANO, C.; CHAGAS, E. C.; OLIVEIRA, M. R. de; CHAVES, F. C. M.; BIZZO, H. R.
Summary: Lippia sidoides is a shrub that belongs to the Verbenaceae family, found in Northeastern hinterland in the States of Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (1). It is an aromatic plant locally known as alecrim-pimenta, and the essential oil from its leaves is rich in thymol. Bactericidal and fungicide properties have been described for the essential oil, especially in the treatment of skin, mouth, throat, and vaginal infections (2). The aim of this work was to evaluate the changes on the composition of the essential oil from L. sidoides essential oil according to the temperature storage.
Publication year: 2015
Types of publication: Abstract in annals or event proceedings
Unit: Embrapa Western Amazon
Keywords: Essential oil, Lippia Sidoides, Store conditions, Óleo Essencial
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