PARTE UTILIZADA= Used part: Hoja.

ACCIÓN FARMACOLÓGICA= Pharmacological action: Tónico, astringente.

COMPOSICIÓN QUÍMICA= Chemical composition: Myrcianthes cisplatensis leaf oil, obtained by steam distillation, was analysed by GC-FID and GC-MS. Twenty-six components were identified in the oil (90% of the total composition); the enantiomeric distribution of alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, limonene, linalool, terpinen-4-ol and alpha-terpineol was studied by multidimensional HRGC-HRGC. The major component was 1,8-cineole (54%). The enantiomeric purity for the (+) enantiomers for the monoterpenes studied was 96% for alpha-pinene, 49% for beta-pinene, 100% for limonene, 94% for linalool, 50% for terpinen-4-ol and 64% for alpha-terpineol. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

ZONA GEOGRAFICA= Geografical zone: Brasil, Uruguay, Paraguay y Argentina. 

1) TOURSARKISSIAN, Martin. Plantas medicinales de Argentina: sus nombres botánicos, vulgares, usos y distribución geográfica. Buenos Aires : Hemisferio Sur,1980, p.90 .

2) Lorenzo, D., et al. Uruguayan essential oils. Composition of leaf oil of Myrcianthes cisplatensis (Camb.) Berg. ('Guayabo colorado') (Myrtaceae). Flavour and Fragrance Journal. 2001, vol.16, nº2, p.97-99.