Vidalols A and B, new anti-inflammatory bromophenols from the Caribbean marine red algaVidalia obtusaloba

1991 ◽  
Vol 47 (8) ◽  
pp. 851-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. F. Wiemer ◽  
D. D. Idler ◽  
W. Fenical
Keyword(s):  
The Caribbean ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

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

Medicines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Max Samuel Mérida-Reyes ◽  
Manuel Alejandro Muñoz-Wug ◽  
Bessie Evelyn Oliva-Hernández ◽  
Isabel Cristina Gaitán-Fernández ◽  
Daniel Luiz Reis Simas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Leaf Oil ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Pimenta Dioica ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Wet Forests

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. Methods: 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 coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Results: Yields of 1.02 ± 0.11% for dried leaves and 1.51 ± 0.26% for fruits were obtained. Eugenol was the main component (65.9–71.4%). The leaf oil showed growth inhibition against two Gram-positive and two Gram-negative bacteria. Conclusions: The authors consider that the tree’s leaves can be evaluated as a source of ingredients for antiseptic products, and that it is important to evaluate other types of properties such as anti-inflammatory activity.

Tedanol: A potent anti-inflammatory ent-pimarane diterpene from the Caribbean Sponge Tedania ignis

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7542-7547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Costantino ◽  
Ernesto Fattorusso ◽  
Alfonso Mangoni ◽  
Cristina Perinu ◽  
Giuseppe Cirino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Caribbean ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Anti-inflammatory activity of Agave intermixta Trel. and Cissus sicyoides L., species used in the Caribbean traditional medicine

2000 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.D Garcı́a ◽  
A.M Quı́lez ◽  
M.T Sáenz ◽  
M.E Martı́nez-Domı́nguez ◽  
R de la Puerta
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Inflammatory Activity ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Anti Inflammatory
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