Antileishmanial in vitro activity of essential oil from Myrciaria plinioides, a native species from Southern Brazil

• Main Authors: Carla Kauffmann (Author), Ana Caroline Giacomin (Author), Kelen Arossi (Author), Leandra Andressa Pacheco (Author), Lucélia Hoehne (Author), Elisete Maria de Freitas (Author), Gérzia Maria de Carvalho Machado (Author), Marilene Marcuzzo do Canto Cavalheiro (Author), Simone Cristina Baggio Gnoatto (Author), Eduardo Miranda Ethur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In South American folk medicine members of the genus Myrciaria are used for the treatment of malaria, diarrhoea, asthma, inflammation and post-partum uterine cleansing. The aim of this work was to evaluate its antileishmanial properties (in vitro) of essential oil derived from leaves of Myrciaria pl...