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Medicinal Plants of Northeast Brazil Containing Thymol and Carvacrol - Lippia sidoides Cham. and L. gracillis H.B.K. (Verbenaceae)

1999; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 11; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/10412905.1999.9711990

ISSN

2163-8152

Autores

Francisco José de Abreu Matos, Maria Iracema L. Machado, A. A. Craveiro, J. W. Alencar, Maria Goretti de V. Silva,

Tópico(s)

Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies

Resumo

Abstract Lippia sidoides Cham, and L. gracillis H.B.K. (Verbenaceae) are wild aromatic small trees or shrubs of Northeast Brazil vegetation. Chemical analysis of the oils obtained from the two plants by GC/MS revealed that L. sidoides contained thymol (73.1%), while L. gracillis contained carvacrol (47.7%) and p-cymene (19.2%) as main components.

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