2013
DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201391011
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Chemical study and larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti of essential oil of Piper aduncum L. (Piperaceae)

Abstract: Piper aduncum L. is used in folk medicine to treat respiratory and inflammatory diseases. The aim of this study was to analyze the essential oil from leaves of P. aduncum collected in the Brazilian Cerrado, North of Minas Gerais, as well as to evaluate the larvicidal activity of this oil and of its major constituent. The essential oil was analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to flame ionization detector and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry that allowed characterizing 23 compounds (monoterpenes… Show more

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“…Piper has been described as effective insecticide. Studies with P. aduncum showed larvicidal activity of essential oil on A. aegypti (Oliveira et al 2013). …”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Piper has been described as effective insecticide. Studies with P. aduncum showed larvicidal activity of essential oil on A. aegypti (Oliveira et al 2013). …”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The essential oil from a sample of P. aduncum, a species used in folk medicine for the treatment of respiratory and inflammatory diseases, presented predominance of monoterpenes (1-3). 7 Piper malacophyllum (C. Presl) C. DC. (4, 5), Piper arboreum Aubl.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many species of the genus Piper, the most representative of the Piperaceae, have been used for centuries in traditional folk medicine and in culinary (Parmar et al 1997, Oliveira et al 2013, Bezerra et al 2013, Picard et al 2014. Piperine was the first amide isolated from P. nigrum (black pepper) and is responsible for the characteristic pungency of this plant (Ahmad et al 2012, Qiu et al KELVIN S.E.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%