Table 4.

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory properties of Peumus boldus leaf essential oil.

	IC50 mg·mL−1	mgGEIC·gr−1 a
BEO	0.45 ± 0.03	17.97 ± 1.0
Positive control
Galantamine	8 ± 0.2 × 10−3

^a GEIC = galantamine-equivalent inhibition capacity.