Minthostachys verticillata

Fig. 2.48 Compounds 173-175, sesquiterpenes from Hymenaea verrucosa. Compounds 176 and 111, terpenes from Minthostachys verticillata...

Table 2.15 Selected values for oil composition of Argentinean Minthostachys verticillata (after Zygadlo et al., 1996)...

Primo et al. (2001) examined in vitro the antiviral activity of the EO from the Lamiaceae Minthostachys verticillata (Griseb.) Epling against HSV-1 and PrV using the viral plaque-reduction assay. The EO influences HSV-1 and PrV multiplication, an activity which is attributed to the main constituents of the EO, namely menthone (39.5%) and especially pulegone (44.6%). The therapeutic index values attained 10.0 and 9.5 for HSV-1 and PrV, respectively. 

Primo, V., M. Rovera, S. Zanon, et al., 2001. Determination of the antihacterial and antiviral activity of the essential oil from Minthostachys verticillata (Griseh.) Epling. Rev. Argent. Microbiol., 33(2) 113-117. 

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