Abaco Bush Medicine: Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Four Aromatic Medicinal Plants from Abaco Island, Bahamas

Schmidt, Jennifer M.; Noletto, Joseph A.; Vogler, Bernhard; Setzer, William N.

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“…To our knowledge, it is not currently known what, if any, host volatile chemicals may serve as attractants for P. cresphontes to these host plants. A. elemifera leaf essential oil is rich in limonene and linalool (Schmidt et al 2006) and these two monoterpenoids are abundant in Citrus leaf oils as well (Attaway et al 1967;Blanco Tirado et al 1995;Lota et al 2001Lota et al , 2002Gancel et al 2002Gancel et al , 2003Vekiari et al 2002). Our data on the chemical composition of Z. clava-herculis leaf essential oil showed that it was made up of 25 components, largely menthane monoterpenoids.…”

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Antennal electrophysiological responses of the giant swallowtail butterfly, Papilio cresphontes, to the essential oils of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis and related plants

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We used the electroantennogram (EAG) technique to compare the antennal sensitivity of both sexes of the giant swallowtail butterfly, Papilio cresphontes to four doses (1, 10, 100, and 1,000 lg) of the leaf essential oils of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis and Ptelea trifoliata (key host plants) and Sassafras albidum (a marginal or non-host plant). The main hypothesis tested was that P. cresphontes will show greater olfactory sensitivity to volatiles of the key host plants than to volatiles of the marginal host plant, in particular at low doses. At the lower doses, extract of the key host plant, Z. clava-herculis elicited greater EAG responses in both sexes than extracts of the remaining two plants. At higher doses, however, extracts of P. trifoliata and S. albidum elicited greater EAG responses than extract of Z. clava-herculis. These results partly support our hypothesis and may suggest that Z. clava-herculis is a more preferred host plant of P. cresphontes than P. trifoliata. In general, female butterflies showed greater EAG responses than males to the three plant extracts at the higher doses. Preliminary coupled gas chromatographyelectroantennogram (GC-EAD) tests revealed four components each from Z. clava-herculis and P. trifoliata (three peaks common to both extracts) and seven from S. albidum (one shared with Z. clava-herculis) which elicited GC-EAD activity in P. cresphontes females, but the peaks were un-indentified because most were detected in trace amounts. In addition, the chemical composition of the leaf essential oil of Z. clava-herculis was analyzed by GC-MS. The leaf essential oils consisted of 25 components, largely menthane monoterpenoids, dominated by limonene and 1,8-cineole, but neither of the two major components elicited significant GC-EAD response in P. cresphontes. These results are discussed in relation to host-plant selection in P. cresphontes.

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Antennal electrophysiological responses of the giant swallowtail butterfly, Papilio cresphontes, to the essential oils of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis and related plants

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“…The antimicrobial activity of essential oil is related in most cases to its major components and the synergistic effects of the minor constituents should also be taken into consideration. Referring to literature, limonene 18 , β-caryophyllene 19 and phytol 20 have shown antimicrobial. Some minor constituents present in PgEO such as citral and α-terpineol are known to possessed antibacterial potential 21 .…”

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Pachira glabra Pasq. Essential Oil: Chemical Constituents, Antimicrobial and Insecticidal Activities

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“…1,8-Cineole has been reported to exhibit insecticidal, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activity (24) and may synergistically enhance the biological activities of other essential oil components (10). Limonene is an abundant constituent of many essential oils and has exhibited cancer chemopreventive activity, possibly due to induction of glutathione-Stransferase and glutathione peroxidase (8).…”

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“…For example, some commercially marketed herbal treatments for skin problems include goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) oil, rich in germacrene D; salves from purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) root extract, rich in germacrene D and β-caryophyllene; and lotions from extracts of hops (Humulus lupulus) "flowers," rich in α-humulene and β-caryophyllene (24). Furthermore, β-caryophyllene showed anti-inflammatory and anesthetic effects in addition to anticarcinogenic and antineoplastic (17) activities.…”

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Chemical Compositions of Essential Oils of Selected Medicinal Plants from Thùa Thiên-Huế Province, Vietnam

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Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants

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Abaco Bush Medicine: Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Four Aromatic Medicinal Plants from Abaco Island, Bahamas

Cited by 73 publications

References 57 publications

Antennal electrophysiological responses of the giant swallowtail butterfly, Papilio cresphontes, to the essential oils of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis and related plants

Antennal electrophysiological responses of the giant swallowtail butterfly, Papilio cresphontes, to the essential oils of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis and related plants

Pachira glabra Pasq. Essential Oil: Chemical Constituents, Antimicrobial and Insecticidal Activities

Chemical Compositions of Essential Oils of Selected Medicinal Plants from Thùa Thiên-Huế Province, Vietnam

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