Abstract Title:

In vitro anti-Vibrio cholerae activity of essential oil from Lepechinia caulescens.

Abstract Source:

Fitoterapia. 2005 Jan;76(1):104-7. PMID: 15664471

Abstract Author(s):

J G Avila Acevedo, J L Muñoz López, A Martínez Cortés, A M García Bores, G Martínez Cortés, I Peñalosa Castro

Article Affiliation:

Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Unidad de Biología, Tecnología y Prototipos (UBIPRO), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, México, C.P. 54090, México.

Abstract:

Lepechinia caulescens is a plant employed by the Purepecha (a Mexican ethnic group) to treat infectious gastrointestinal ailments. The essential oil of this species was active against some strains of Vibrio cholerae with 4 microl/ml MIC and 6 microl/ml MBC. The major components of the oil found by GC-MS were borneol, camphor and trans-caryophyllene.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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