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| Jezler,Caroline Nery; Batista,Ricardo Silva; Alves,Péricles Barreto; Silva,Delmira da Costa; Costa,Larissa Corrêa do Bomfim. |
| Alpinia zerumbet is a medicinal plant from Asian origin used in folk medicine for the treatment of hypertension, which effect is attributed to terpinen-4-ol, the major component of the essential oil. The objective of this work was to identify the essential oil secretory structures in the leaf, flower, root and rhizome of this plant, and analyze the content and the chemical composition of the oil in the different organs of the plant. Sections were subjected to histochemical test with Nadi reagent for in situ localization of secretion. The essential oil extraction was performed by hydrodistillation in a Clevenger apparatus and the compounds were identified in CG-EM/FID. The histochemical test was positive for terpenoids, confirming the presence of essential... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plant; Terpinen-4-ol; Secretory structure. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782013001000013 |
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