Phytochemical characterization of essential oil from Ocimum selloi

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Ocimum selloi Benth, a native plant of Brazil, has medicinal uses as anti-diarrheic, antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory product. The yield of essential oils of the inflorescences, containing flowers and seeds, was 0.6%, and the yield of leaves, collected in two different seasons, was 0.25% (June 2000) and 0.20% (January 2001), respectively. The essential oils of the inflorescences and leaves presented as major constituents trans-anethol (41.34%, 45.42%, 58.59%) and methyl chavicol (27.10%, 24.14%, 29.96%).

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Moraes, L. A. S., Facanali, R., Marques, M. O. M., Ming, L. C., & Meireles, M. A. A. (2002). Phytochemical characterization of essential oil from Ocimum selloi. Anais Da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 74(1), 183–186. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0001-37652002000100014

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