Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil from Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. from Guatemala.

ABSTRACT: Background: Pimenta dioica is a native tree of Central America, Southern Mexico, and the Caribbean used in traditional medicine. It grows in wet forests in the Guatemalan departments of Petén and Izabal. Since the plant is not being economically exploited in Guatemala, this study was aimed at determining the composition of the essential oil of P. dioica leaves and fruits and the antibacterial activity of the leaves in order to evaluate its possible use in health products. The essential oils of fruits and leaves are used as rubefacient, anti-inflammatory, carminative, antioxidant, and antiflatulent in different countries. Fruits and leaves of P. dioica from Izabal Department were collected in April 2014 and extracted by hydrodistillation method. The oils were analyzed by gas chromatography

SUBMITTER: Merida-Reyes MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7597960 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature