Chemical Composition and Antifungal Activity of the Fruit Oil ofZanthoxylum bungeanumMaxim. (Rutaceae) from China

In Vitro</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman"> and <i>in Planta</i> Activity of Some Essential Oils&nbsp;against <i>Venturia inaequalis</i> (Cooke) G. Winter</span>

“…Bálint et al (2014) and Theisz et al (2007) found thyme extracts effective as well. The high contents of phenolic monoterpens, especially thymol (40.6%) and its precursore p-cymene (24.6%), might be responsible for the antifungal effect of thyme oil (Gong et al, 2009), however, the synergistic effect of minor oil components might also contribute to the antifungal activity (Zambonelli et al, 2004). According to Tan et al (2007), the high content of limonene (97.6%) might have caused the good inhibitory effect of orange oil.…”

“…The essential oils of Phellodendron chinense, Russowia sogdiana and Zanthoxylum bungeanum inhibited in vitro the mycelial growth of Venturia pirina and other fungi effectively. The wide antifungal activity could be attributed to the high contents of monoterpene compounds (Gong et al, 2009(Gong et al, , 2011Tan et al, 2007). Berngtsson et al (2006Berngtsson et al ( , 2009 compared the effect of plant extracts and the resistance inducer acibenzolar-S-methyl on conidial germination with their effect on scab infection on apple seedlings.…”

Cytotoxicity and enhancement activity of essential oil from Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim. as a natural transdermal penetration enhancer

“…It is well known that it is a prerequisite to enable the drug molecule to pass through the skin for the exertion of drug pharmacological activity. Furthermore, most of the essential oil is mainly composed of terpenes (Gong et al, 2009;Xia et al, 2011), which have been generally reported to enable the drug molecule to penetrate across the skin as a penetration enhancer (Aqil et al, 2007;Sapra et al, 2008). The Z. bungeanum oil is thus supposed to possess the properties of facilitating the percutaneous absorption of the components in a prescription besides its medicative characteristics.…”

“…According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the pericarp of Z. bungeanum Maxim. possesses the medical functions of warming the spleen and stomach to relieve pain and killing parasites to relieve itching, and it is also effective for the therapy of pathogenic wind, epigastric pain, eczema, pruritus, fungal infection, diarrhea, and dysentery (Gong et al, 2009;Wei et al, 2011;Zhu et al, 2011). In addition, Z. bungeanum oil is also widely used for topical remedies.…”

Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Activities of Flavonoid Glycosides-rich Extract from the Leaves of <i>Zanthoxylum bungeanum</i>

“…Z. bungeanum has also a wide application as a popular folk medicine for treatment of pathogenic wind, dampness, itch, abdominal pain, eczema, vomiting and diarrhea [1]. The plant species has been studied for its physiological activities, such as antifungal [2], antibacterial [3] and anti-inflammatory activity [4]. Recently, lifting properties of alkamide fraction from the fruit husks of Z. bungeanum have been reported [5].…”