December 2016

Chemical composition and antifungal activity of essential oil and fractions extracted from the leaves of Laurus nobilis L. cultivated in Southern Brazil

Laurus nobilis L., popularly known as laurel, is a tree belonging to the Lauraceae family, native to Asia. It has long been used in traditional medicine to treat rheumatic disorders, and as a gastric stimulant. The aim of this study was to characterize the chemical composition of essential oils (EO) and fractions from laurel by column chromatography, and to evaluate their antifungal activity. The EO of L. nobilis leaves...

Author(s): Carla M. M. Fernandez-Andrade, Maurício F. da Rosa,  Édela Boufleuer, Fabiana Borges Padilha Ferreira, Camila Cristina Iwanaga, José E. Gonçalves, Diógenes A. G. Cortez, Cleide Viviane Buzanello Martins, Giani Andrea Linde, Márcia R. Simões, Viviane S. Lobo and Zilda C. Gazim