The Chemical Constituents and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil of Peucedanum ruthenicum (M. Bieb.) Rochel (Umbelliferae) leaf.

SHR Alavi; N Yassa; MR Fazeli; F Fouladi; L Salimi; Y Ajani

Journal of Medicinal Plants (Mar 2007)

The Chemical Constituents and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil of Peucedanum ruthenicum (M. Bieb.) Rochel (Umbelliferae) leaf.

SHR Alavi,
N Yassa,
MR Fazeli,
F Fouladi,
L Salimi,
Y Ajani

Affiliations

SHR Alavi: 1- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
N Yassa: 1- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
MR Fazeli: 2- Department of Drug and Food Control, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
F Fouladi: 1- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
L Salimi: 1- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Y Ajani: 3- Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Tehran

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 21
pp. 33 – 38

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The essential oil of Peucedanum ruthenicum leaf obtained by hydro distillation and was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Among the 17 identified constituents accounting for 100% of the total oil, the major component was Thymol (57.79%). Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil was investigated against various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The essential oil of P. ruthenicum showed activity against Gram-positive and Gram negative bacteria.

Published in Journal of Medicinal Plants

ISSN: 2717-204X (Print); 2717-2058 (Online)
Publisher: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine: Therapeutics. Pharmacology; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine: Toxicology. Poisons
Website: http://jmp.ir/

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