Propiedades antiprotozoarias de aceites esenciales extraídos de plantas cubanas / Antipreotozoan properties of essential oils extracted from Cuban plants

RESUMEN

Se evaluó la actividad antiprotozoaria del aceite esencial extraído de Artemisia abrotanum, Chenopodium ambrosioides, Pinus caribaea, Piper aduncum y Piper auritum. Los aceites evaluados no mostraron actividad contra L. amazonensis; sin embargo, frente a Trichomonas vaginalis el aceite extraído de C. ambrosioides mostró una actividad promisoria con una concentración mínima inhibitoria de 25 mg/mL.

ABSTRACT

The antiprotozoan activity of the essential oil extracted from Artemisa abrotanum, Chenopodium ambrosioides, Pinus caribaea, Piper aduncum and Piper auritum, was evaluated. The evaluated oils did not show activity against L. amozonensis; however, the oil extracted from C. ambrosoides showed a promising activity against Trichomonas vaginalis with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 25 mg/mL.