Paulo Vinicius Lima Santos, Lucas Botelho Jerônimo, Weyda Suyane Campos Ribeiro, Gustavo Moraes Lopes, João Henrique de Castro Leão Neto, Hugo Borges Oliveira da Silva, Pedro Iuri C da Silva, Renata Cunha Silva, Joyce Kelly da Silva, Jofre Jacob S Freitas, Rosa Helena V Mourão, William N Setzer, José Guilherme S Maia, Pablo Luis B Figueiredo
Background: Pogostemon heyneanus leaves infusions are relevant in ethnopharmacology for treating colds, coughs, headaches, and asthma. Purpose: The essential oil chemical composition of a Pogostemon heyneanus specimen was monthly monitored from October 2021 to July 2022 to evaluate the climatic influences on its yield and chemical composition and antinociceptive, andanti-inflammatory properties. Methods: The leaves, collected monthly over a 10-month period, were submitted to hydrodistillation. The oils obtained were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer and gas chromatography coupled to flame ionization detector...
2024: Frontiers in Pharmacology