Chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the essential oil of Guizotia scabra and Microglossa pyrifolia from Rwanda

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Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils of 3 Helichrysum species

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Chemical composition and evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of Ocimum lamiifolium and Crassocephalum vitellinum essential oils

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Essential oils of four Rwandese hepatoprotective herbs: Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry analysis and antioxidant activities

Following an ethnobotanical survey in Southern Rwanda for hepatoprotective remedies, four food and medicinal plants, Crassocephalum vitellinum, Guizotia scabra, Microglossa pyrifolia and Ocimum lamiifolium, were selected for pharmacological and chemical investigations aiming to validate their reported properties. The chemical compositions of essential oils obtained from leaves were investigated by GC-MS; essential oils and methanolic extracts were evaluated for antioxidant activity by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryhydrazyl (DPPH) and linoleic acid peroxidation assays. C. vitellinum [limonene (34.8%), (E)-β-ocimene (21.8%), β-pinene (8.5%), α-pinene (6.6%), myrcene (6.3%)], G. scabra [germacrene-d (25.5%), limonene (9.7%), (E)-β-ocimene (6.6%)], M. pyrifolia [germacrene-d (58.3%)] and O. lamiifolium [sabinene (12.2%), alpha phellandrene (11.6%)] volatile oils scavenge DPPH (10%, 39%, 27%, and 11% quercetin equivalents) and inhibit linoleic acid peroxidation (13%, 23%, 20%, and 13% Trolox® equivalents). The four methanolic extracts were quite active on the lipid peroxidation model (93%, 93%, 70%, and 67% Trolox equivalents) with modest activity on DPPH (5%, 10%, 8%, and 11% quercetin equivalents). These properties most probably participate in the four plants hepatoprotective activities reported in ethnopharmacological and/or pharmacological studies.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe

Essential oil of cytisus triflorus L'Her

The essential oil of Cytisus triflorus L'Her., a Mediterranean species was obtained by steam distillation and identified by GC and GC-MS. 61 compounds were determined. The oxygenated terpenoidic components constituted the most important fraction (64%) followed by the fatty acids (8.2%) and the hydrocarbonated fractions (10.7%

Free Radicals Scavenging and Hepatoprotective Activities of the Rwandese Medicinal Herb, Crassocephalum vitellinum and composition of the essential oil

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