SAN RAFAEL,LIMONCILLO

ESTA YERBITA CON OLOR A LIMÓN SÓLO LA HE VISTO EN EL CERRO FRENTE A LA ESCUELITA DEL RIEGO,SECTOR DE GUAJATACA ANTES DE ENTRAR AL LAGO,SE HA ENCONTRADO QUE EL ACEITE QUE CONTIENE ES ANTIBACTERIAL Y FUNGICIDA

FROM TAYLOR ON LINE
The chemical composition of the essential oil of Pectis elongata from Martinique was analyzed for the first time by GC/MS. The major components were found to be neral (15.65–27.47%), geranial (24.56–40.15%) and geranic acid (5.00–19.88%), the levels of which depended on the state of maturity of the plant and its collection site. The biostatic activity of the oil and two solvent extracts from the leaves was evaluated against five bacterial and six fungal strains. The oil showed higher activity than the extracts towards both the bacterial and fungal strains with an MIC of 0.5 mg/mL when screened against Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli and Mycobacterium smegmatis.