Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Ballota pseudodictamnus L. Bentham

Phytother Res. 2002 Dec;16(8):723-6. doi: 10.1002/ptr.1043.

Abstract

The chemical composition of the essential oil of Ballota pseudodictamnus obtained from the aerial parts was analysed by GC/MS. From the 52 identified constituents of the oil, caryophyllene oxide, phytol and gamma-muurolene were the major components. Furthermore, the essential oil was investigated for its antimicrobial activity.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ballota*
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Phytol / chemistry
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Plant Oils / chemistry
  • Plant Oils / pharmacology*
  • Plant Oils / therapeutic use
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Plant Oils
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • Phytol
  • caryophyllene