Anti-plasmodial and insecticidal activities of the essential oils of aromatic plants growing in the Mediterranean area

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Dell’Agli Mario, Sanna Cinzia, Rubiolo Patrizia, Basilico Nicoletta, Colombo Elisa, Scaltrito Maria M, Ndiath Mamadou, Maccarone Luca, Taramelli Donatella, Bicchi Carlo, Ballero Mauro, Bosisio Enrica
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2012
• Subjects: Essential oil; Insecticidal activity; Plasmodium falciparum; Satureja thymbra; Myrtus communis; Thymus herba-barona; Thymol; Anopheles gambiae; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Fid; Savory
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-219; https://doaj.org/article/fd8febdd9d754684830fa0e5b0d619b9

Abstract Background Sardinia is a Mediterranean area endemic for malaria up to the last century. During a screening study to evaluate the anti-plasmodial activity of some aromatic plants traditionally used in Sardinia, Myrtus communis (myrtle, Myrtaceae), Satureja thymbra (savory, Lamiaceae), and Th...