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. 2022 Nov 28;13:1048688. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1048688

TABLE 2.

Chemical Composition of Baccharis dracunculifolia essential oil.

Localization Parts Extraction and analysis technique Essential oil chemical composition References
Barra Bonita, São Paulo State, Brazil Essential oil obtained from Dierberger S/A The predominant class was oxygenated sesquiterpenes (86%). The major compounds were nerolidol (12.29%), spathulenol (5.12%), δ-cadinene (4.91%), β-caryophyllene (4.75%) e β-terpineol (4.03%) Queiroga et al. (1990)
Campos do Jordão, São Paulo State, Brazil Fresh leaves Hydrodistillation (4 h). Analysis by GC/MS The predominant class was hydrocarbon sesquiterpenes (63.10%), and the major compound was β-elemene (53.31%) Lago et al. (2008)
Francisco Beltrão, Paraná State, Brazil Dry leaves Hydrodistillation (3 h). Analysis by GC/MS The predominant class was monoterpenes 48.42% and sesquiterpenes (45.01%). The major compounds were β-pinene (27.45%); nerolidol (14.02); spathulenol (9.54%) Fabiane et al. (2008)
Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil Aerial fresh parts Steam distillation (1 h). Analysis by GC/MS limonene (26.0%), α-pinene (10.8%), β-pinene (15.1%) and (E)-nerolidol (10.2%) Queiroga et al. (2008)
Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil Aerial parts fresh Steam distillation (2 h). Analysis by GC/MS limonene (12.7%), germacrene D (9.8%), bicyclogermacrene (11.3%) and (E)-nerolidol (20.3%) Queiroga et al. (2008)
Las Brujas, Uruguay Aerial dry parts Hydrodistillation. Analysis by GC/MS β-pinene (27.7%), viridiflorol (11.2%), α-pinene (5.2), limonene (5.2%), spathulenol (7.5%), bicyclogermacrene (4.2%) Frizzo et al. (2008)
Campestre da Serra, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil Aerial dry parts Hydrodistillation. Analysis by GC/MS β-pinene (20.5%), limonene (13.1%), (E)-nerolidol (13.3%), spathulenol (11%), α-pinene (4.3%) Frizzo et al. (2008)
Franca, São Paulo State, Brazil Leaves Hydrodistillation. Analysis by GC/MS nerolidol (23.58%), germacrene-D (21.54%), bicyclogermacrene (19.24%), trans-caryophyllene (7.12%) and spathulenol (6.03%) Massignani et al. (2009)
Franca, São Paulo State, Brazil Dry leaves Hydrodistillation. Analysis by GC/MS germacrene D (2.18%), β-caryophyllene (2.28%), bicyclogermacrene (3.42%), d-cadinene (3.66%), a-muurolol (4.66%), spathulenol (16.24%), and nerolidol (33.51%) Parreira et al. (2010)
Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil Dry leaves and stems Hydrodistillation. Analysis by GC/MS β-pineno (24.6%), germacrene (10.9%) and cadinene (16.6%) Reichert JR et al. (2013)
Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil Fresh aerial parts Hydrodistillation (5 h). Analysis by GC/MS The predominant classes were sesquiterpenes hydrocarbons (24.4%) and oxygenated (27.8%). The major compound were nerolidol (22.3%); germacrene-D (7.2%) and bicyclogermacrene (6.5%) Lage et al. (2015)
Canelinha, Santa Catarina State, Brazil Aerial parts Steam-dragging distillation β-pinene (9.94%), d-limonene (9.59%), β-nerolidol (7.93%), caryophyllene (7.69%), spathulenol (6.69), α-muurolene (6.74%) and α-pinene (5.31%) Chaaban et al. (2018)
Private Reserve of Natural Heritage Butuguara, Paraná State, South Brazil Aerial parts (dry and fresh) Hydrodistillation (4 h). Analysis by GC/MS The predominant classes were sesquiterpenes hydrocarbons (33.2; 15.5%) and oxygenated 45.7 (47.3%). The major compound were germacrene D (18.4; 5.0%); (E)-nerolidol (14.0; 8.2%); spathulenol (11.0; 12.0) Salazar et al. (2018)
Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil Dry leaves Steam distillation (1 h). Analysis by GC/MS β-pinene (18.01%), ledol (13.55%), spathulenol (13.43%) and limonene (10.11%) Pedrotti et al. (2019)
Guaraniaçu, Paraná state, Brazil Aerial parts (dry leaves and flowers) Hydrodistillation (2 h). Analysis by GC/MS The predominant classes were oxygenated sesquiterpenes (60.8%) and hydrocarbon sesquiterpenes (22.9%). The major compounds were spathulenol (27.4%) and trans-nerolidol (23.1%) Cazella et al. (2019)
Santa Helena, Paraná State, Brazil Dry leaves Hydrodistillation (3 h). Analysis by GC/MS limonene (6.76%), β-caryophyllene (8.44%), bicyclogermacrene (14.18%) and nerolidol (8.02%) Brandenburg et al. (2020)
Londrina, Paraná State, Brazil Fresh leaves Hydrodistillation (3 h). Analysis by GC/MS cis-trans nerolidol (17.58%); γ-elemene (15.06%); d-limonene (10.54%); caryophyllene (9.76%); β-pinene (9.57%); spathulenol (8.49%) Luchesi et al. (2022)