Enhanced antibacterial effect of antibiotics by the essential oil of Aloysia gratissima (Gillies & Hook.) Tronc. and its major constituent beta-caryophyllene

• Main Authors: Eduardo L. Santos (Author), Priscilla R. Freitas (Author), Ana Carolina J. Araújo (Author), Ray S. Almeida (Author), Saulo R. Tintino (Author), Cicera Laura R. Paulo (Author), Ana Cristina A. Silva (Author), Luiz E. Silva (Author), Wanderlei do Amaral (Author), Cícero Deschamps (Author), José Pinto Siqueira Junior (Author), José Maria Barbosa Filho (Author), Gabriela Ribeiro de Sousa (Author), Jaime Ribeiro-Filho (Author), Henrique D.M. Coutinho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Aloysia gratissima (Verbenaceae), popularly known as bee-brush or whitebrush, has been widely used in Brazilian folk medicine as analgesic, expectorant and antimicrobial. Phytochemical studies have identified β-caryophyllene as one of the major components of the essential oil of this pla...