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The activity of volatile compounds from Lavandula angustifolia against Psoroptes cuniculi
Author(s) -
Perrucci S.,
Macchioni G.,
Cioni P. C.,
Flamini G.,
Morelli I.,
Taccini F.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(199602)10:1<5::aid-ptr758>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - linalool , lavender , lavandula angustifolia , essential oil , lavandula , linalyl acetate , lavender oil , acaricide , traditional medicine , chemistry , nerolidol , botany , biology , chromatography , medicine , organic chemistry
Previously we demonstrated the acaricidal properties of Lavandula angustifolia Miller essential oil and of linalool, one of its main components, against Psoroptes cuniculi detected following direct contact of the substances with the mites. In the present paper we report the acaricidal activity of volatile linalool and of the lavender essential oil without direct contact of the ectoparasites with these substances. Diethyl ether extracts of dead mites showed linalool was the only detectable substance using this method by gas chromatography. The study confirms the acaricidal properties of lavender essential oil and of linalool by inhalation, indicating an additional route for possible use of these substances both for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes.