Antifungal and repellent activities of the essential oils from three aromatic herbs from western Himalaya

In this investigation we examined the essential oils of three aromatic plants, , , and , which are used by the local population of the western Himalayan region for medicinal purposes. These plants were studied for their antifungal, larvicidal and biting deterrent activities. Additionally, chemical c...

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Published in:Open Chemistry 2018-01, Vol.16 (1), p.306-316
Main Authors: Stappen, Iris, Tabanca, Nurhayat, Ali, Abbas, Wanner, Jürgen, Lal, Brij, Jaitak, Vikas, Wedge, David E., Kaul, Vijay K., Schmidt, Erich, Jirovetz, Leopold
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Language:English
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antifungal
ascaridole
biting deterrent
larvicidal
mosquitoes
Terpenes
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Summary:In this investigation we examined the essential oils of three aromatic plants, , , and , which are used by the local population of the western Himalayan region for medicinal purposes. These plants were studied for their antifungal, larvicidal and biting deterrent activities. Additionally, chemical compositions of the oils were determined by GC-MS and their odor evaluated. The main compounds were 2-undecanone (47.7%) and 1,8-cineol (20.5%) from . and α-pinene (43.2%) and limonene (34.7%) from . . p-Cymene (36.3%) and ascardiole (31.2%) were found as the main components of . essential oil. Antifungal activity was evaluated against three species. oil showed the best activity against these strawberry anthracnose causing fungi. It also demonstrated biting deterrent activity against similar to DEET as positive control, whereas . and . were less effective against and mosquitoes.
ISSN:2391-5420
2391-5420
DOI:10.1515/chem-2018-0028