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Vol. 25 No. 3 (2015)

Articles

Biological activity of essential oils from the plants of the Pinaceae family

Submitted: May 8, 2019
Published: 2015-09-17

Abstract

Plants of the pine family (Pinaceae) occur in different climatic zones, mainly in cold and temperate areas of the northern hemisphere. The healing properties of these plants are mainly due to the presence of essential oils, which contain the following monoterpene hydrocarbons as the dominating components: α-pinene, 3-carene, β-pinene, camphene, β-felandren and sesquiterpenes, mainly derivatives of muurolene and cadinene. The biological activity of essential oils of plants of the genus Pinus is best documented; other plant species of this family appear to be an interesting source of essential oil. Essential oils of pine plants primarily have antibacterial, antifungal, sedative, anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties, presenting different possibilities in prophylactic and therapeutic treatments.

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