Alternative sources for essential oils obtained by extractivism: linalool-rich oil from leaves of Croton cajucara Benth.
Looking for renewabel sources of essential oils, an Amazonian shrub called sacaca, already used in folk medicine against stomach and intestine diseases, was found to produce an oil rich in linalool. A programme is currently under development at Embrapa concerning agronomic studies and trials on sacaca plants collected in diffetent localities of Amazon and Acre states (Brazil).
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Format: | Separatas biblioteca |
Language: | English eng |
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2001-03-30
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Subjects: | Sacaca, Brasil, Amazonas, Manaus, Essencial oils, Composição Química, Óleo Essencial, Croton cajucara, chemical composition, |
Online Access: | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/670537 |
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Summary: | Looking for renewabel sources of essential oils, an Amazonian shrub called sacaca, already used in folk medicine against stomach and intestine diseases, was found to produce an oil rich in linalool. A programme is currently under development at Embrapa concerning agronomic studies and trials on sacaca plants collected in diffetent localities of Amazon and Acre states (Brazil). |
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