Biology and Medicine

Department of Chemistry, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Nigeria

Publications

• Case Report   
  Seed Essential Oil of Eucalyptus citriodora: Evaluation of the Secondary Metabolites, Radical Scavenging, Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, Antimicrobial Potential and Benefit
  Author(s): Ololade Zacchaeus Sunday*, Oluyomi Olawore and Nureni Adiboye
  
  Eucalyptus essential oil is an important aroma-therapeutic agent in the treatment of diverse diseases and ailments in human and animals. The aim of this study was to determine the composition and pharmacological properties of the seed essential oil of E. citriodora from Nigeria. The essential oil was extracted by hydro-distillation using Clevenger- type apparatus and analyzed using GC-MS. The total phenolic content, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial activities were measured by Folin-Ciocalteu’s, 2,2?-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, reduction antioxidant, carrageenan, formalin and agar-well diffusion assays respectively. The GC-MS result showed the presence of 22 organic compounds making up 98.8% of the percentage composition of the essential oil. The main components of the oil were palmitic acid (29.00%), oleic acid (10.00%), E,E,E-α-springene.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/0974-8369.22.14.499

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