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Antibacterial Activity and Composition of the Volatile Oil from Achillea Ageratum L.

✍ Scribed by R. de la Puerta; M. T. Sáenz; M. D. Garcia

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
233 KB
Volume
10
Category
Article
ISSN
0951-418X

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✦ Synopsis

Artemisia ketone, artemisia alcohol, Pcaryophyllene oxide and 1,s-cineole were confirmed as the major components of the volatile oil from Achillea ageratum L. In an antibacterial diffusion assay, the volatile oil showed activity mainly against Gram-positive bacteria Bacillus sp. and Staphylococcus aureus. The oil also showed some activity against the Gram-negative bacteria, Escherichia coli.

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