Phytochemical and biopharmaceutical aspects of Psidium guajava (L.) essential oil: A review

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 432-442

  Joseph, B ^a   Priya, R M ^a  

^a MALANKARA CATHOLIC COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory effect; Anticancer activity; Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; Insecticidal activity; Phytochemicals; Psidium guajava L.

Indexed keywords

3 HEXENOL; 4,11 SELINADIENE; ALPHA SELINENE; ALPHA TERPENIL; AVICULARINE; BETA FARNESENE; CARYOPHYLLENE; CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; CINEOLE; COPAENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENOL; FLAVANOID; GUAVA EXTRACT; HUMULENE; LIMONENE; METHANOL; OCIMENE; PALMITIC ACID; PINENE; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; RESIN; SELINENE; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; SIGMA CADINENE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPINEOL; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; AROMA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; DRUG MECHANISM; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GUAVA; HUMAN; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 78649455934     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.432.442     Document Type: Article

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