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  • Title: Chemical composition and anti-inflammatory activity of the volatile fractions from the bark of eight Mexican Bursera species.
    Author: Zúñiga B, Guevara-Fefer P, Herrera J, Contreras JL, Velasco L, Pérez FJ, Esquivel B.
    Journal: Planta Med; 2005 Sep; 71(9):825-8. PubMed ID: 16206036.
    Abstract:
    The volatile fractions from the bark of eight species of Mexican Bursera were obtained using steam distillation and were subjected to tandem GC-MS analysis for identification of the main constituents. The most abundant components of steam volatiles were monoterpenoids from which alpha-terpineol, terpinen-4-ol, alpha-thujene, linalool and limonene were most frequently isolated. A series of sesquiterpenes and long-chain hydrocarbons were isolated and identified from the barks of some of the studied species . Some volatiles were assayed for anti-inflammatory activity using the TPA-induced ear edema bioassay in mice. The volatile fraction from Bursera lancifolia was about half as active as indomethacin.
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