Pharmacological investigation of Ajuga iva essential oils collected at three phenological stages

• Published in: Flavour and fragrance journal Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 75 - 83
• Main Authors: Bouyahya, Abdelhakim, El Omari, Nasreddine, Belmehdi, Omar, Lagrouh, Fatima, El Jemli, Meryem, Marmouzi, Ilias, Faouzi, My El Abbes, Taha, Douae, Bourais, Ilhame, Zengin, Gokhan, Bakri, Youssef, Dakka, Nadia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Ajuga; Ajuga iva; alpha-amylase; Amylases; antidiabetic; antimicrobial; Antioxidants; Biological properties; Carvacrol; Chemical compounds; Clinical trials; dermatoprotective; Developmental stages; Diabetes mellitus; Elastase; Enzyme inhibitors; Essential oils; flavor; Fungicides; Glucosidase; glycemic effect; Herbal medicine; In vivo methods and tests; Investigations; Iva; keratinophilic fungi; Medicinal plants; methyl chavicol; Monoterpenes; monoterpenoids; odors; Oils & fats; Pharmacodynamics; Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacology; phenological stages; phenology; traditional medicine; Trichophyton violaceum; Tyrosinase; vegetative growth; Volatile compounds; Volatile hydrocarbons
• ISSN: 0882-5734; 1099-1026
• DOI: 10.1002/ffj.3618

Ajuga iva (A iva) is a medicinal plant used mainly in traditional medicine. This study was aimed to identify the volatile compounds of A iva essential oils (AIEO) at three developmental periods, and to evaluate their pharmacological properties. Chemical volatile compounds were identified by GC/MS an...