Research Article
Chemical Composition and Trypanocidal Activity of the Essential Oils from Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig (Zingiberaceae)
Table 2
In vitro trypanocidal activity of essential oils and major components of Hedychium coronarium against Trypanosoma brucei procyclic forms.
| Compounds | T. brucei (427 strain) μg·mL−1 | T. brucei (29-13 strain) μg·mL−1 |
| Essential oil from leaves | >100 | >100 | Essential oil from rhizomes | >100 | >100 | 1,8-Cineol | >100 | >100 | Caryophyllene oxide | 65.77 | 24.53 | Caryophyllene oxide + pentamidine | <1.0 | <1.0 | Pentamidine | 2.19 | 2.19 |
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