In vitro anti-snake venom activities of aloysia citriodora palau : new possibilities for a known aromatic plant

Autores
Cáceres, Marcela I.; Ricciardi, Gabriela Ana Leticia; Torres, Ana María; Ricciardi Verrastro, Bárbara Verónica; Ferrero, Susana Marta; Dellacassa, Eduardo Santiago
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Fil: Cáceres, Marcela I. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.
Fil: Ricciardi, Gabriela Ana Leticia. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.
Fil: Torres, Ana María. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.
Fil: Ricciardi Verrastro, Bárbara Verónica. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.
Fil: Ferrero, Susana Marta. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.
Fil: Dellacassa, Eduardo Santiago. Universidad de la República. Facultad de Química; Uruguay.
Traditional medicine in Corrientes Province (Argentina) uses herbs preparations in the form of infusions and cataplasms as an alternative medication for the treatment of bites from venomous animals. Aloysia citriodora is widely used in folk medicine to treat different disorders, but only few authors cite this Vervenaceae as antivenom against snake bites. In this work, we studied the effect of essential oils and extracts from aerial parts of A. citriodora against Bothrops diporus venom, yarará chica, so as to evaluate the traditional antisnake venom properties suggested for this species. In addition, a seasonal and geographical evaluation of the chemical composition of the essential oil was performed in order to assess its chemical stability. Results showed that A. citriodora possesses in vitro antisnake venom activity and that essential oil components could be considered as a part of its active constituents. These are most likely responsible for the plant’s potential therapeutic benefits since they attenuate the proteolytic, coagulant and indirect hemolytic activities of B. diporus venom. Our results support the ethnopharmacological use of this species as antivenom, and backs the need to continue the research in order to identify the components responsible for the antivenom activity evaluated
Fuente
Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 2017, vol. 20, no. 1, p. 1-9.
Materia
Aloysia citriodora
Essential oil
In vitro antisnake venom activity
Bothrops diporus
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acceso abierto
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Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE)
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spelling In vitro anti-snake venom activities of aloysia citriodora palau : new possibilities for a known aromatic plantCáceres, Marcela I.Ricciardi, Gabriela Ana LeticiaTorres, Ana MaríaRicciardi Verrastro, Bárbara VerónicaFerrero, Susana MartaDellacassa, Eduardo SantiagoAloysia citriodoraEssential oilIn vitro antisnake venom activityBothrops diporusFil: Cáceres, Marcela I. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.Fil: Ricciardi, Gabriela Ana Leticia. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.Fil: Torres, Ana María. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.Fil: Ricciardi Verrastro, Bárbara Verónica. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.Fil: Ferrero, Susana Marta. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.Fil: Dellacassa, Eduardo Santiago. Universidad de la República. Facultad de Química; Uruguay.Traditional medicine in Corrientes Province (Argentina) uses herbs preparations in the form of infusions and cataplasms as an alternative medication for the treatment of bites from venomous animals. Aloysia citriodora is widely used in folk medicine to treat different disorders, but only few authors cite this Vervenaceae as antivenom against snake bites. In this work, we studied the effect of essential oils and extracts from aerial parts of A. citriodora against Bothrops diporus venom, yarará chica, so as to evaluate the traditional antisnake venom properties suggested for this species. In addition, a seasonal and geographical evaluation of the chemical composition of the essential oil was performed in order to assess its chemical stability. Results showed that A. citriodora possesses in vitro antisnake venom activity and that essential oil components could be considered as a part of its active constituents. These are most likely responsible for the plant’s potential therapeutic benefits since they attenuate the proteolytic, coagulant and indirect hemolytic activities of B. diporus venom. Our results support the ethnopharmacological use of this species as antivenom, and backs the need to continue the research in order to identify the components responsible for the antivenom activity evaluatedHar Krishan Bhalla & Sons2017-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfCáceres, Marcela I., et al., 2017. In vitro anti-snake venom activities of aloysia citriodora palau : new possibilities for a known aromatic plant. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. Uttaranchal: Har Krishan Bhalla & Sons, vol. 20, no. 1, p. 1-9. ISSN 0976-5026.0972-060Xhttp://repositorio.unne.edu.ar/handle/123456789/30856Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 2017, vol. 20, no. 1, p. 1-9.reponame:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE)instname:Universidad Nacional del Nordesteenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 2.5 Argentina2025-10-23T11:19:02Zoai:repositorio.unne.edu.ar:123456789/30856instacron:UNNEInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.unne.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://repositorio.unne.edu.ar/oaiososa@bib.unne.edu.ar;sergio.alegria@unne.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:48712025-10-23 11:19:03.081Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE) - Universidad Nacional del Nordestefalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv In vitro anti-snake venom activities of aloysia citriodora palau : new possibilities for a known aromatic plant
title In vitro anti-snake venom activities of aloysia citriodora palau : new possibilities for a known aromatic plant
spellingShingle In vitro anti-snake venom activities of aloysia citriodora palau : new possibilities for a known aromatic plant
Cáceres, Marcela I.
Aloysia citriodora
Essential oil
In vitro antisnake venom activity
Bothrops diporus
title_short In vitro anti-snake venom activities of aloysia citriodora palau : new possibilities for a known aromatic plant
title_full In vitro anti-snake venom activities of aloysia citriodora palau : new possibilities for a known aromatic plant
title_fullStr In vitro anti-snake venom activities of aloysia citriodora palau : new possibilities for a known aromatic plant
title_full_unstemmed In vitro anti-snake venom activities of aloysia citriodora palau : new possibilities for a known aromatic plant
title_sort In vitro anti-snake venom activities of aloysia citriodora palau : new possibilities for a known aromatic plant
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cáceres, Marcela I.
Ricciardi, Gabriela Ana Leticia
Torres, Ana María
Ricciardi Verrastro, Bárbara Verónica
Ferrero, Susana Marta
Dellacassa, Eduardo Santiago
author Cáceres, Marcela I.
author_facet Cáceres, Marcela I.
Ricciardi, Gabriela Ana Leticia
Torres, Ana María
Ricciardi Verrastro, Bárbara Verónica
Ferrero, Susana Marta
Dellacassa, Eduardo Santiago
author_role author
author2 Ricciardi, Gabriela Ana Leticia
Torres, Ana María
Ricciardi Verrastro, Bárbara Verónica
Ferrero, Susana Marta
Dellacassa, Eduardo Santiago
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Aloysia citriodora
Essential oil
In vitro antisnake venom activity
Bothrops diporus
topic Aloysia citriodora
Essential oil
In vitro antisnake venom activity
Bothrops diporus
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Fil: Cáceres, Marcela I. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.
Fil: Ricciardi, Gabriela Ana Leticia. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.
Fil: Torres, Ana María. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.
Fil: Ricciardi Verrastro, Bárbara Verónica. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.
Fil: Ferrero, Susana Marta. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura; Argentina.
Fil: Dellacassa, Eduardo Santiago. Universidad de la República. Facultad de Química; Uruguay.
Traditional medicine in Corrientes Province (Argentina) uses herbs preparations in the form of infusions and cataplasms as an alternative medication for the treatment of bites from venomous animals. Aloysia citriodora is widely used in folk medicine to treat different disorders, but only few authors cite this Vervenaceae as antivenom against snake bites. In this work, we studied the effect of essential oils and extracts from aerial parts of A. citriodora against Bothrops diporus venom, yarará chica, so as to evaluate the traditional antisnake venom properties suggested for this species. In addition, a seasonal and geographical evaluation of the chemical composition of the essential oil was performed in order to assess its chemical stability. Results showed that A. citriodora possesses in vitro antisnake venom activity and that essential oil components could be considered as a part of its active constituents. These are most likely responsible for the plant’s potential therapeutic benefits since they attenuate the proteolytic, coagulant and indirect hemolytic activities of B. diporus venom. Our results support the ethnopharmacological use of this species as antivenom, and backs the need to continue the research in order to identify the components responsible for the antivenom activity evaluated
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