Constituents of Essential Oil of<i>Commiphora guidotti</i>

Craveiro, A. A.; Corsano, Stefano; Proietti, G; Strappaghetti, Giovannella

doi:10.1055/s-2007-969896

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“…1 clarified that the botanical origin of opopanax, also known as scented myrrh ('bissabol', Hindi or 'habak hadi', Somali) is C. guidottii, a species found in abundance in eastern Ethiopia and Somalia. 13 In a previous study 14 of the essential oil of the resin of C. guidottii, α-santalene, α-bisabolene and furanodiene were found to be the most abundant components. In this study, as shown in Table 2, a total of 23 components were identified from the oil of opopanax with (E)-β-ocimene (33.0%) and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, cis-α-bisabolene (22.2%) and α-santalene (15.8%) as the major components.…”

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Essential oils of some Boswellia spp., Myrrh and Opopanax

Başer¹,

Demırcı²,

Dekebo³

et al. 2003

Flavour & Fragrance J

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The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of resins of Boswellia neglecta, B. pirottae, B. rivae, Commiphora myrrha (myrrh) and C. guidottii (opopanax or scented myrrh) were analysed using GC-MS. α-Thujene (19.2%), α-pinene (16.7%) and terpinen-4-ol (12.5%) were found to be the major components in B. neglecta; limonene (14.8%) in B. rivae; trans-verbenol (15.5%) and terpinen-4-ol (14.6%) in B. pirottae; (E)-β-ocimene (33%) in gum opopanax and furanoeudesma-1,3-diene (34%) in myrrh.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 91%

Essential oils of some Boswellia spp., Myrrh and Opopanax

Başer¹,

Demırcı²,

Dekebo³

et al. 2003

Flavour & Fragrance J

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“…Major constituents of C. myrrha (furanodiene, 19AE7%; furanoeudesma-1,3-diene, 34AE0%; and lindestrene, 12AE0%) have previously been reported from an Ethiopian species (Hanuš et al 2005). An earlier study conducted by Craveiro et al (1983) 2003;Camarda et al 2007), demonstrated compositional congruency of these Ethiopian-derived oils. Previous antimicrobial studies on C. myrrha oleo-gum resin using ethanol and ether solvents for extraction have been tested with poor activity (MIC values ranging from 10 to 40 mg ml )1 ) (Omer et al 2011).…”

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The additive and synergistic antimicrobial effects of select frankincense and myrrh oils - a combination from the pharaonic pharmacopoeia

Rapper

Vuuren

Kamatou

et al. 2012

Letters in Applied Microbiology

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Aims: The in vitro antimicrobial activity of three essential oil samples of frankincense (Boswellia rivae, Boswellia neglecta and Boswellia papyrifera) and two essential oil samples of myrrh and sweet myrrh (Commiphora guidotti and Commiphora myrrha), collected from different regions of Ethiopia, was investigated independently and in combination to determine their anti‐infective properties. Methods and Results: The microdilution minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assay was performed, whereby it was noted that generally Cryptococcus neoformans (MIC values in the range of 0·8–1·4 mg ml−1) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MIC values in the range of 0·5–1·3 mg ml−1) often appeared to be the most susceptible micro‐organisms against oils of both Boswellia and Commiphora spp. When assayed in various combinations, the frankincense and myrrh oils displayed synergistic, additive and noninteractive properties, with no antagonism noted. When investigating different ratio combinations against Bacillus cereus, the most favourable combination was between B. papyrifera and C. myrrha. The composition of the oils was determined by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC–MS) to document the specific chemotypes used in the study, and the chemical profiles were found to be congruent with previously reported data. Conclusions: The majority of interactions identified synergistic and additive effects, with strong synergism noted between B. papyrifera and C. myrrha. Significance and Impact of the Study: Frankincense and myrrh essential oils have been used in combination since 1500 bc; however, no antimicrobial investigations have been undertaken to confirm their effect in combination. This study validates the enhanced efficacy when used in combination against a selection of pathogens.

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“…Many papers have described the GC analysis of volatile oil from different Commiphora species, covering C. myrrha (Dekebo et al, 2002a;MortezaSemnani and Saeedi, 2003), C. guidottii (Craveiro et al, 1983), C. quadricincta (Assad et al, 1997), C. holtziana (Provan et al, 1987;Dekebo et al, 2002a), C. sphaerocarpa and C. kataf (Dekebo et al, 2002a). Monoterpenoids including a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, myrcene and limonene have been detected.…”

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