Biological assessment (antiviral and antioxidant) and acute toxicity of essential oils from Drimys angustifolia and D. brasiliensis

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Dorneles, Gilcéia G.¹  Faculdade de Farmácia, Brazil¹  Gomes, Madson Ralide Fonseca¹  Limberger, Renata Pereira¹  Jacques, Ana Laura Bemvenuti¹  Schuh, Roselena Silvestri¹  Dallegrave, Eliane¹  Montanha, Jarbas¹  Bordignon, Sérgio¹  Roehe, Paulo Michel¹  Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil¹  Leal, Mirna B.¹  Centro Universitário La Salle, Brazil¹  Fundação Estadual de Produção e Pesquisa em Saúde, Brazil¹ 

关键词: acute toxicity;    antioxidant;    antiviral;    Drimys angustifolia;    Drimys brasiliensis;    essential oils;   

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来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia

【 摘 要 】

The genus Drimys presents the widest geographical distribution of the Winteraceae family, which comprises seven genera and about 120 species. In Brazil, the genus is found from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul and occur in two species, Drimys angustifolia Miers, and D. brasiliensis Miers, Winteraceae, popularly known as "casca-de-anta", characterized by the presence of flavonoids and essential oils. It is used in folk medicine as an antiscorbutic, stimulant, antispasmodic, anti-diarrheal, antipyretic, antibacterial, and against asthma and bronchitis, besides having insecticidal properties. In addition to the known biological activities, it is very important to explore new applications in the treatment of physiological disorders or diseases caused by parasites. Based on this information, in this study we propose to evaluate volatile oils of the species D. brasiliensis and D. angustifolia, as an antioxidant, using the model of the DPPH radical as an antiviral against human herpes virus type 1 (HSV-1) and acute toxicity in vivo. The two species were not able to reduce the DPPH radical and showed interesting antiviral activity, significantly reducing the virus titers in vitro assays. Regarding the in vivo toxicity in female Wistar rats, treatment with the two species showed interesting signs in animals such as salivation, ptosis, tremor, decreased motor activity. In addition the oils of D. brasiliensis to other signs, some animals showed increased urination and diarrhea.

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