Ecuador owns many high quantity and wealthy ecosystems that contain an elevated
biodiversity in flora and fauna. The use of native medicinal plants has been maintained by at …

This review describes the chemical composition and biological properties of essential oils
from plants of the Ocotea genus, from different origin. This taxon belongs to the Laureaceae …

Aedes aegypti, the main arbovirus vector of the Yellow fever, Dengue, Chikungunya and
Zika viruses, is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world …

There is an increasing demand for inexpensive and safe anesthetics that can reduce fish
stress caused by some procedures such as capture and handling. In this context, the present …

Essential oils are a complex mixture of aromatic substances whose pharmacological
actions, including antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory activities …

The leaf essential oils of 10 species of Ocotea (Lauraceae) from Monteverde, Costa Rica
(Ocotea floribunda, Ocotea holdridgeana, Ocotea meziana, Ocotea sinuata, Ocotea tonduzii …

The essential oil (EO), the methanolic (MeOH), and the 70% ethanolic (70% EtOH) extracts
obtained from the aerial parts of Ocimum campechianum Mill.(Ecuador) were chemically …

Los hongos fitopatógenos ocasionan relevantes pérdidas de los cultivos agrícolas, tanto en
fase de campo como en poscosecha. Se evaluó el uso de aceites esenciales extraídos de …

Aniba canelilla (Kunth) Mez essential oil has many biological activities due to its main
compound 1-nitro-2-phenylethane (1N2F), followed by methyleugenol, a carcinogenic …

Ocotea quixos (Lam.) Kosterm. is an aromatic tree native to Ecuador, whose leaves are used
to prepare aromatic beverages to which different health benefits are attributed. In this study …