Ethnopharmacological Evaluation of Breu Essential Oils from Protium Species Administered by Inhalation

Table 1

Sample codes, identified species for each collected sample [5], formulation’s composition, and major compounds in the essential oils of each formulation.

Sample code	Common name	Identified species	Formulation	Major compounds
BBIM	Black breu or breuzinho	Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand	A	-3-Carene
BBPIR	Black breu	Protium decandrum (Aubl.) Marchand
BBIR1	Black breu	Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand
BBIR2	Black breu	Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand
BBIR3	Black breu	Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand	B	-Cymene
WBB1	White breu	Protium decandrum (Aubl.) Marchand
BBTF1	Black breu or sucuruba	Protium cf. opacum Swart	C	-Cymene and high concentration of sesquiterpenes
BBTF2	Black breu or sucuruba	Protium altsonii Sandwith
WBB2	White breu	Protium occultum D.C. Daly	D	Limonene and α-terpineol
WBIG	White breu	Protium strumosum Daly	E	α-Pinene