Estudio de las Propiedades Moleculares y Reactivas del eucaliptol usando la Teoría Funcional de la Densidad DFT B3LYP/6-31G* / Reactive and Molecular properties of eucaliptol using Density Functional Theory DFT B3LYP/6-31G*

Introducción: El eucalipto fue utilizado el 2020 para tratar síntomas del coronavirus, en un intento de comprender el comportamiento reactivo del componente principal el eucaliptol, y con la finalidad de disponer de información preliminar para estudios posteriores, es que se escogió a esta molécula en el presente estudio. Se realizó un estudio químico teórico computacional, se calcularon propiedades moleculares, valores de longitudes de enlace y ángulos, así como propiedades químicas y descriptores químicos de interés en estudios QSAR, de energías y de reactividad. Objetivo: Determinar las propiedades moleculares, y descriptores de reactividad del eucaliptol con el fin de comprender el comportamiento reactivo mediante la Teoría Funcional de la Densidad (DFT). Método: Este estudio computacional utilizo los métodos Hartree Fock y la Teoría Funcional de densidad DFT, las propiedades químicas y descriptores moleculares para el eucaliptol, simulado en condiciones de vacío y en medio etanólico, fueron comparadas con los datos de referencia del Banco de Datos Europeo. Los descriptores ADME se calcularon con la estructura optimizada, usando los servidores en línea SwissADME y ADMETlab. Resultados: En cuanto se refiere a las longitudes de enlace intramolecular se encontró que no hay diferencia estadística significativa entre las longitudes de enlace en los cuatro tratamientos cuánticos. En los orbitales frontera, un band gap de 8,1 eV entre los orbitales HOMO LUMO muestra que la molécula es muy estable, los orbitales HOMO-1 y LUMO+1 de 9,8eV indica que se necesitaría mucha energía para que ocurra una transición electrónica. Conclusión: La teoría DFT B3LYP/6-31G fue aplicada sobre la estructura del eucaliptol, se investigaron algunas propiedades geométricas, electrónicas, de reactividad química y descriptores ADME intentando comprender el comportamiento reactivo de esta molécula, la energía de los orbitales HOMO-LUMO mostraron que la molécula tiene estabilidad energética, y los descriptores ADME sugieren una buena absorción a través de las membranas, finalmente el eucaliptol no es mutagénico desde el punto de vista de la química teórica.

Introduction: Eucalyptol was used in 2020 to treat coronavirus symptoms, in an attempt to understand the reactive behavior of the eucalyptol, a main molecule, and in order to have preliminary information for subsequent studies, this molecule was chosen in this study. A computational theoretical chemical study was carried out, molecular properties, values ​​of bond lengths and angles, as well as chemical properties and chemical descriptors of interest in QSAR, energy and reactivity studies were calculated. Objective: To determine the molecular properties and reactivity descriptors of eucalyptol in order to understand the reactive behavior through the Density Functional Theory (DFT). Method: This computational study used the Hartree Fock methods and the DFT Density Functional Theory, the chemical properties and molecular descriptors for eucalyptol, simulated under vacuum conditions and in ethanolic medium, were compared with the reference data from the Data Bank. European. The ADME descriptors were calculated with the optimized structure, using the online servers SwissADME and ADMETlab. Results: Regarding the intramolecular bond lengths, it was found that there is no statistically significant difference between the bond lengths in the four quantum treatments. In the frontier orbitals, a band gap of 8.1 eV between the HOMO LUMO orbitals shows that the molecule is very stable, the HOMO-1 and LUMO+1 orbitals of 9.8eV indicate that a lot of energy would be needed for a transition to occur. electronics. Conclusion: The DFT B3LYP/6-31G theory was applied to the structure of eucalyptol, some geometric, electronic, chemical reactivity properties and ADME descriptors were investigated trying to understand the reactive behavior of this molecule, the energy of the HOMO-LUMO orbitals showed that the molecule has energetic stability, and the ADME descriptors suggest a good absorption through the membranes, finally eucalyptol is not mutagenic from the point of view of theoretical chemistry.

Eucaliptol: una vista de la medicina tradicional en el siglo xxi

El Eucalyptus spp (eucalipto) es un árbol de la familia myrtaceae con diferentes propiedades y usos. El objetivo es conocer las propiedades terapéuticas del aceite de hojas de Eucalyptus globulus y Eucalyptus camaldulensis frente a enfermedades respiratorias. Por ello, se realizó una búsqueda sistemática con lenguaje controlado en artículos de gran relevancia sobre el tema en metabuscadores científicos. La investigación fue viable debido a la presencia de estudios de libre acceso relacionados a las propiedades medicinales del aceite de E. globulus y E. camaldulensis, se comprobó los efectos antifúngicos, antivirales y antibacteriales; y si sus intervenciones son positivas en cuanto a la mejoría de enfermedades de vía respiratoria. Se concluyó que las propiedades medicinales del eucaliptol de E. globulus y E. camaldulensis son beneficiosas para la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica, asma, para síntomas del COVID-19 e incluso para pacientes con ventilación mecánica.

Eucalyptus spp is a tree of the myrtaceae family with different properties and uses. The objective is to know the therapeutic properties of Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus camaldulensis leaf oil against respiratory diseases. Therefore, a systematic search was carried out with controlled language in articles of great relevance on the subject in scientific meta-search engines. The research was feasible due to the presence of open access studies related to the medicinal properties of E. globulus and E. camaldulensis oil, the antifungal, antiviral and antibacterial effects were tested; and if their interventions are positive in terms of improvement of respiratory tract diseases. It was concluded that the medicinal properties of eucalyptol from E. globulus and E. camaldulensis are beneficial for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, COVID-19 symptoms and even for patients on mechanical ventilation.

Oral administration of eucalyptol reduces cell migration and pain-like behavior in zymosan-induced arthritis mice

Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease that utilizes nonbiologic and biologic drugs for appropriate disease management. However, high cost, adverse effects, reduced effectiveness, and risk of infection have stimulated the search for safer and more efficacious therapeutic strategies. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of eucalyptol in an experimental model of arthritis. Mice were administered zymosan or saline intra-articularly. One hour before the zymosan administration, the mice were treated with oral eucalyptol (200-400 mg/kg) and vehicle. Cell influx, neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes were measured in joint exudates. Joint pain was assessed using paw-pressure tests. Orally administered eucalyptol (200 and 400 mg/kg) significantly reduced cell influx, as well as neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes, when compared with the control. Eucalyptol at a dose of 400 mg/kg significantly reversed joint pain and demonstrated analgesic activity (60%); however, 200 mg/kg failed to alter joint pain. These results indicate that oral eucalyptol promotes anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity in mice subjected to zymosan-induced arthritis.

Content Determination of 4 Components in Different Parts of Mongolian Medicine Sugmel- 3 Decoction / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE：To establish a method for the content determination of apigenin and piperine in the water extract as well as eucalyptol and cumin aldehyde in the volatile oil of Mongolian medicine Sugmel- 3 decoction. METHODS ：HPLC method was adopted for the content determination of apigenin and piperine. GC method was used for the content determination of eucalyptol and cumin aldehyde. The determination of HPLC method was performed on Agilent Eclipse XDB-C 18 column with mobile phase consisted of methanol- 0.1％ phosphoric acid aqueous solution at flow rate of 1.0 mL/min；the detection wavelength was set at 225 nm（apigenin）and 342 nm（piperine）；the column temperature was set at 30 ℃ with sample size of 10 μL. The determination of GC method was performed on Dimensions SH-Rtx- 1 capillary column with high-purity hydrogen as carrier gas ； the injector temperature was set at 270 ℃，with flow rate of carrier gas 1 mL/min by temperature programmed ；the sample size was 1 μL，and split ratio was 1 ∶ 10. RESULTS：The linear ranges of apigenin ，piperine，eucalyptol and cumin aldehyde were 12.5-200 μg/g/mL（r＝0.999 6），87.3-139.7 μg/mL（r＝0.999 9），136-2 187 μg/mL（r＝0.999 9），39-635 μg/mL（r＝0.999 9）， respectively. The quantitation limits were 0.02，0.06，0.06，0.12 μg/mL，respectively. The detection limits were 0.01，0.02，0.03， 0.04 μg/mL. RSDs of precision，stability and reproducibility tests were all less than 4％. The recovery rates of the samples were 89.26％ -97.26％（RSD＝2.69％ ，n＝6），94.20％ -104.01％（RSD＝3.64％ ，n＝6），98.51％ -110.11％（RSD＝3.87％ ，n＝6）， 95.76％-107.82％（RSD＝4.12％，n＝6），respectively. The contents of above components were 0.769-0.828，7.741-7.981，5.284 7- 5.846 6，1.038 6-1.101 2 mg/g（n＝3）. CONCLUSIONS：The established method is simple and feasible ，and can be used for quality control of different parts of Mongolian medicine Sugmel- 3 decoction.

Establishment and application of fingerprint and quantitative method of volatile components in Shuangyu Granules / 中草药

Objective To establish the GC fingerprint and components quantitative determination of Shuangyu Granules (SG) for quality control. Methods Agilent DB-1 capillary column (30 m × 0.32 mm, 0.25 μm) was used with upper column volume of 1 μL and split ratio of 25∶1; Injection port was 230 ℃ and detector temperatures was 250 ℃; The carrier gas was nitrogen and its flow rate was 0.6 mL/min. The column temperature was raised by program. Results The fingerprints with good separation and repeatability included 12 mutual common peaks, and the similarity of each batch was more than 0.95. Seven chemical components were identified by GC/MS and standard compounds, which were eucalyptol (peak 2), camphor (peak 3), menthone (peak 4), borneol (peak 5), menthol (peak 6), pulegone (peak 9), and undecanone (peak 10); Among which, peaks of 1, and 10—12 were from Houttuyniae Herba, peaks of 2 and 5 from Artemisiae Argyi Folium and Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, peak of 3 from Artemisiae Argyi Folium, peak of 4, 6, 8 and 9 from Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, peak of 7 from Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, Artemisiae Argyi Folium and Houttuyniae Herba. Moreover, eucalyptol and menthol were quantified and the average recovery rates of eucalyptol and menthol were 103.9% and 98.2% (RSD were 2.1% and 2.3%), respectively. The content of eucalyptol and menthol in 10 batches samples were 0.17—0.23 mg/g and 0.45—0.67 mg/g, respectively. Conclusion The method of fingerprint and quantitative analysis of two components in SG was rapid, simple, and accurate, which could be used for the quality control of SG.

Chemical characterization of Lavandula dentata L. essential oils grown in Uberaba-MG / Caracterização química de óleos essenciais de Lavandula dentata L. cultivados em Uberaba-MG

ABSTRACT: The essential oils of the different parts of Lavandula dentata L. (inflorescences and aerial part without inflorescences) collected in the city of Uberaba (minas Gerais State)were obtained by hydro distillation, and their chemical composition was determined by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry and compared to the chemical composition of essential oil of Lavandula hybrida and Lavandula officinalis. It was observed that the essential oils of the studied species have varied chemical composition and are composed mainly of monoterpenes. The essential oils of L. hybrida and L. officinalis showed a higher concentration of linalool and linaline acetate, while L. dentata L. presented higher concentration of fenchone, eucalyptol and camphor. Results indicate that the essential oil composition of L. dentata L. grown in Uberaba is similar to those produced in Curitiba - PR, providing a promising perspective for the cultivation and extraction of essential oils of this species in Minas Gerais.

RESUMO: Os óleos essenciais das diferentes partes de Lavandula dentata L. (inflorescências e parte aérea sem inflorescência) coletados em Uberaba - MG foram obtidos por hidrodestilação, e sua composição química foi determinada por cromatografia gasosa acoplada a espectrometria de massas e comparada à composição química de óleo essencial de Lavandula hybrida e Lavandula officinalis. Observou-se que os óleos essenciais das espécies estudadas possuem composição química variada e são compostos, principalmente, por monoterpenos. Os óleos essenciais de L. hybrida e L. officinalis apresentaram maior concentração de linalol e acetato de linalina, enquanto L. dentata L. apresentou maior concentração de fenchona, eucaliptol e cânfora. Os resultados indicam que os óleos essenciais de L. dentata L. cultivada em Uberaba são semelhantes aos produzidos em Curitiba - PR, tornando-se uma perspectiva promissora para o cultivo e extração de óleos essenciais desta espécie em Minas Gerais.

Beneficial Effects of Eucalyptol in the Pathophysiological Changes of the Respiratory System: A Proposal for Alternative Pharmacological Therapy for Individuals with COPD

It is estimated that there will be an increase in the incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the coming decades. Thus, the pharmacological attributes of products of plant origin should be considered as an important economic and scientific strategy in the investigation of therapeutic alternatives, since their experimental validations are indispensable to substantiate the reliability of these products in the treatment of chronic diseases. Like biologically active compounds, Eucalyptol, also known as 1,8- cineole, is the major constituent of the leaf oil of eucalyptus species, such as Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus tereticornis. It is a terpenoid oxide, free of steroid-like side effects. This study is based on a review of the specialised literature with purpose to discuss the biological effects of Eucalyptol in the respiratory system and its interaction with some of the most promising targets in the treatment of COPD, such as: receivers and membrane channels, oxidative stress, transcription and expression of cytokines, cell adhesion molecules and neutrophil chemotaxis, proteases and remodeling.

Study on the Determination of β - Eucalyptol in Magnolia officinalis by Headspace Gas Chromatography / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To study the method of headspace gas chromatography for the determination of β-eugenol in Magnolia officinalis. Methods Headspace gas chromatography was used. The column was HP-INNOWax capillary column, the detector was hydrogen flame ionization detector, inlet temperature: 200 ℃; column temperature: 135 ℃ for 3min, at 10 ℃/min heating rate rose to 150 ℃, At a rate of 15 ℃/min up to 250 ℃for 5 min; constant flow rate: 0.8 mL/min; detector temperature: 250 ℃; headspace injection, gas injection volume: 1 mL, headspace Temperature 180 ℃, the balance time 30min; with the external standard method according to the peak area calculation results. Results The linear range of the concentration of menthol was 2.49～24.86 μg/mL (r=0.9994). The RSD of the precision, stability and repeatability test were <5％, the average recovery was 97.0％, RSD was 0.84％ (n=9). Conclusion The method is simple and accurate for the determination of volatile oil.

Determination of Eucalyptol, Camphor and Menthol in Compound Menthol Camphor Eucalyptus Oil Solution by GC / 中国药师

Objective: To establish a method for the determination of eucalyptol, camphor and menthol in compound menthol camphor eucalyptus oil solution by GC.Methods: An HP-INNOWAX 19091N-216 capillary column(60 m× 0.32 mm , 0.50 μm)was used.The carrier gas was nitrogen with the flow rate of 30 ml·min-1 , the gas was hydrogen with the flow rate of 40 ml·min-1 and the oxidant gas was air with the flow rate of 400 ml· min-1.The detector was FID and the inlet temperature was 250℃.The temperature program was as follows: the initial column temperature was 50℃, and then risen to 160℃ with a rate of 10℃·min-1 and kept for 5 min, and finally risen to 220℃ with a rate of 20℃·min-1 and kept for 3 min.The split ratio was 15∶1 and the injection volume was 1 μl.Results: The linear range of eucalyptol, camphor and menthol was 0.031 9-2.550 0 mg·ml-1 (r=1.000 0), 0.041 3-3.305 0 mg·ml-1 (r=1.000 0) and 0.053 7-4.294 0 mg·ml-1 (r=1.000 0), respectively.The average recovery was 98.24% (RSD=0.3% , n =9), 98.97% (RSD=0.4% , n =9) and 98.98% (RSD=0.5% , n =9), respectively.Conclusion: The method is sensitive and accurate with good stability, which can be used to determine the contents of eucalyptol, camphor and menthol in compound menthol camphor eucalyptus oil solution.

Improvement Effect of Eucalyptol Enteric Soft Capsule on Lipopolysaccharide-induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the improvement effect of Eucalyptol enteric soft capsule on mice with lipopolysaccha-ride(LPS)-induced acute lung injury(ALI). METHODS:60 mice were randomly divided into blank control group,model control group,Eucalyptol enteric soft capsule low-dose,medium-dose,high-dose groups(100,300,900 mg/kg),12 in each group. Mice in administration groups were intragastrically given relevant medicines,mice in blank control group and model control group were intragastrically given equal volume of normal saline(0.1 mL/10 g). After 2 h of administration,except for the blank control group, ALI was induced in other groups by atomized LPS. After 6 h of modeling,the mice were sacrificed,alveolar lavage fluid(BALF) and lung tissue were taken. Morphological changes of lung tissue were observed under microscope;number of total cells,neutro-phils in BALF were calculated by blood cell count plate and staining by wright-giemsa respectively. Total protein concentration in BALF supernatant was detected by BCA method;TNF-α,IL-6 contents in BALF supernatant were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS:Compared with blank control group,lung tissue of mice in model control group showed obvious pathological damage and severe pulmonary edema;number of total cells,neutrophils in BALF,total protein concentration and TNF-α,IL-6 contents in BALF supernatant were significantly increased(P0.05). CONCLUSIONS:High-dose Eucalyptol enteric soft capsule can obviously improve LPS-induced ALI of mice.

Comparative Analysis on Simultaneous Determination of α-pinene, β-pinene, Eucalyptol and Linalool in Baeckea Frutescens Preparations by Reference Substances Method and Reference Extract Method / 中国中医药信息杂志

Objective To determinate the contents of α-pinene, β-pinene, eucalyptol and linalool in Baeckea frutescens by reference substances method and reference extract method respectively; To explore the feasibility of replacing single component reference by control extracts in assay. Methods The GC system consisted of a quartz column DB-5 (60 m×0.25 mm×0.25 μm); The temperature programming rose from 80 ℃ (15 min) to 90 ℃ by 1 ℃/min, lasting 2 min, then 10 ℃/min to 110 ℃, then 25 ℃/min to 240 ℃, lasting 8 min in the end; The temperature of the entrance of capillary vessel column was 250 ℃, and the temperature of the detector was 250 ℃. Results α-pinene, β-pinene, eucalyptol and linalool were in a good linear relationship within each concentration scope (r≥0.999). The average recovery rates were in the range of 96.5%–102.2%. The results of t-test demonstrated that there is no significant difference between the two methods. Conclusion The reference extract method can be used as a quality evaluation pattern for Baeckea frutescens.

Content Determination of the Eucalyptol in Chimonanthus Zhejiangensis by GC / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for content determination of eucalyptol in Chimonanthus Zhejiangensis. METH-ODS:GC was conducted with Zebron ZB-WAX capillary column with temperature programmed;FID detector was used with the temperature of 250 ℃;the volume temperature was 220 ℃ and the carrier gas was nitrogen with high purity. RESULTS:Eucalyp-tol had a good linear relationship in the range of 0.017 69-1.415 mg/ml(r=0.999 1);the RSDs of precisions,stability and reproduc-ibility tests were no more than 1.87%and the average recovery was 99.72%(RSD=0.65%,n=6).There were big differences in dif-ferent areas of the same month and the maximum was more than one time (1.064%-0.450%);there were also big differences in the same area of different months(0.633%-1.064%). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,accurate,fast and reproducible and suitable for the quality control of Chimonanthus Zhejiangensis.

Effectiveness of mucolytic agent treating with chronic rhinosinusitis:a randomized clinical research / 中国基层医药

Objective To investigate the effect of mucolytic agents during endoscopic sinus surgery.Methods 84 patients of chronic rhinosinusitis were employed in the study,which were randomly divided into the control group(41 subjects) and study group(43 subjects) according to the digital table.The patients in the control group adopted regular therapies,and study group were received regular therapies as well as mucolytic agents(eucalyptol-limonene-pinene soft capsule,300 mg,three times a day) application for 8 weeks.Followed visiting lasted for 6 months.The VAS scores,Lund-Mackay scores and efficient rate were compared.Results The VAS scores and Lund -Mackay scores in the control group after treatment were (3.63 ± 1.71)points and (8.34 ±4.68) points,and which in study group were (2.03 ± 1.67) points and (6.48 ± 3.59) points,and the difference was statistic significant (t =4.338 and t =2.049,P ＜ 0.05).According to CPOS-2012,in the control group,19 cases were controlled,14 cases were partly controlled,and 8 cases were uncontrolled,the whole efficient rate was 80.5％.in the study group,24 cases were controlled,17 cases were partly controlled,and 2 cases were uncontrolled,the whole efficient rate was 95.3％.Compared to the control group,the efficient rate of the study group was higher,the result showed statistical significance (x2 =4.420,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Using mucolytic agent after surgery can improve the controlled rate and affect the success of treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis.

Determination of Eucalyptol in Chimonanthus Salicifolius S. Y. Hu by GC / 中国药师

Objective:To establish the quantitative method for eucalyptol in Chimonanthus salicifolius S. Y. Hu by GC. Methods:The GC method was performed on a Zebron ZB-WAX column (60 m × 0. 32 mm,0. 5 μm) with programmed temperature of 60-200℃, an FID detector was used, the detector temperature was 250℃, the inlet temperature was 220℃, and the carrier gas was nitrogen with high purity. Results:A good linearity of eucalyptol was within the range of 0. 012 6-0. 503 4 mg·ml-1(r=0. 999 8), and the average recov-ery was 100. 68%(RSD=1. 51%,n=6). Conclusion:The method is simple, accurate and quick with good reproducibility, and suitable for the quality control of Chimonanthus salicifolius S. Y. Hu.

Study on content of eucalyptol in chao aiye and aiye tan / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To improve the quality of aiye processed products, an eucalyptol content in commercially available aiye two processed products of chao aiye and aiye tan was investigated.Methods A capillary gas chromatography was used.The sample was prepared with n-hexane by reflux condensation.Chromatographic conditions: The separation was carried on an Ailgent DB-1 capillary column(30 mm ×0.320 mm ×0.25 μm). Inlet temperature was 200℃ and FID temperature was 250℃.The programmed column temperature was set as follows:maintained at 100℃ for 6 min and raised to 160℃ at the rate of 20℃/min followed by holding for 3min.The splitting-ratio was 5.0:1.The carried gas was nitrogen, flow rate was 1.0 mL/min.Injection volume was 1μL.Results In the given chromatographic conditions, the eucalyptol chromatographic separation had good, and the separation degree was greater than 1.5 between eucalyptol and other impurity peak.The linear range of eucalyptol was 11.4-114.0 mg/mL(r=0.999 5). Methods repeatability and recovery were good.The minimum limit of quantification was 0.5μg/mL.The results of determination of eucalyptol show that the eucalyptol content in the commercially available 11 batch of chao aiye was between 5.6-78.2 μg /g, and 12 batch of aiye tan had no eucalyptol. Conclusion The processing technology of current commercially available aiye processed products of chao aiye and aiye tan need to be improved, and the quality standard need to be improved.

Comparison of Content of Eucalyptol in Artemisia argyi of 5 Different Planting Densities / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To compare the contents of eucalyptol in Artemisia argyi of 5 different planting densities. METH-ODS:Gas chromatography method was performed on the column of HP-5 capillary column,and cyclohexanone was selected as in-ternal standard,the carrier gas was nitrogen at a flow rate of 0.6 ml/min,the volume temperature was 240℃,the detector tempera-ture was 250 ℃,the split ratio was 10∶1,and the injection volume was 1 μl. RESULTS:The linear range of eucalyptol was 0.420 4-1.261 2 mg/ml(r=0.999 9);RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were no more than 0.92%;average recovery was 99.6%(RSD=1.4%,n=6). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,rapid,accurate,reliable and reproducible,and can be used for the content determination of eucalyptol in A. argyi. The optimal planting density of A. argyi was spaced 30 cm×40 cm.

The presence of eucalyptol in Artemisia australis validates its use in traditional Hawaiian medicine

Objective: To identify the major organic compounds of Artemisia australis (A. australis), a plant used in traditional Hawaiian medicine for the treatment of asthma. Methods: The dichloromethane extract of A. australis was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy and major compounds were identified by a National Institute of Standards and Technology library search and confirmed by peak enhancement. Results: The major chemical components of A. australis include eucalyptol, borneol, and caryophyllene. Conclusions: The presence and biological activity of eucalyptol correlate very well with the usage of this plant in traditional Hawaiian medicine.

The presence of eucalyptol in Artemisia australis validates its use in traditional Hawaiian medicine

Objective: To identify the major organic compounds of Artemisia australis (A. australis), a plant used in traditional Hawaiian medicine for the treatment of asthma.Methods:The dichloromethane extract of A. australis was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy and major compounds were identified by a National Institute of Standards and Technology library search and confirmed by peak enhancement.Results:The major chemical components of A. australis include eucalyptol, borneol, and caryophyllene.Conclusions:The presence and biological activity of eucalyptol correlate very well with the usage of this plant in traditional Hawaiian medicine.

The presence of eucalyptol in Artemisia australis validates its use in traditional Hawaiian medicine

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To identify the major organic compounds of Artemisia australis (A. australis), a plant used in traditional Hawaiian medicine for the treatment of asthma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The dichloromethane extract of A. australis was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy and major compounds were identified by a National Institute of Standards and Technology library search and confirmed by peak enhancement.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The major chemical components of A. australis include eucalyptol, borneol, and caryophyllene.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The presence and biological activity of eucalyptol correlate very well with the usage of this plant in traditional Hawaiian medicine.</p>

Clinical observation of eucalyptol-limonene-pinene enteric soft capsule in chronic sinusitis during perioperative period / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To observe the application effect of the eucalyptol-limonene-pinene enteric soft capsule in chronic sinusitis during perioperative period.Methods Analyzed 576 cases of nasal endoscopic surgery for chronic sinusitis patients.According to diagnostic criteria (Haikou in 1997),patients with type Ⅰ (without nasal polyps) had 318 cases (group A),patients with type Ⅱ and Ⅲ (with nasal polyps) had 258 cases (group B).Then patients in each group were respectively numbered by hospitalized order.According to the single and double number,they were divided into two groups:treatment group A (159cases) and control group A (159 cases),treatment group B (129 cases) and control group B (129 cases).Patients in the treatment group A and B were treated with the eucalyptol-limonene-pinene enteric soft capsule before operation.Patients in the control group A and B were not taking any mucus cilium scavenger before operation.The follow-up was lasted for 1 year for four groups.Subjective symptoms were assessed by visual analog scale (VAS) score.The changes and outcomes of nasal mucosa were evaluated objectively by LundKennedy endoscopic mucosal morphology score.Then the results were analyzed statistically.Results VAS score:compared treatment group A with control group A,score differences were statistically significant in 4,12 and 24 weeks after operation [(9.56 ± 5.23) scores vs.(16.21 ± 5.78) scores,(6.24 ± 4.05) scores vs.(10.36 ±4.77) scores,(5.08 ± 3.35) scores vs.(6.23 ±4.10) scores](P＜ 0.05),but it was no significant difference in 48 weeks after operation (P ＞ 0.05) ; compared treatment group B with control group B,score differences were statistically significant in 4,12 and 24 weeks after operation [(13.34 ± 6.28) scores vs.(17.62 ±5.98) scores,(8.08 ±5.56) scores vs.(12.59 ±5.70) scores,(6.12 ±4.80) scores vs.(8.79 ± 5.04) scores](P＜ 0.05),but it was no significant difference in 48 weeks after operation (P＞ 0.05).LundKennedy endoscopic mucosal morphology score:the differences between treatment group A and control group A in 4 and 12 weeks after operation were statistically significant [(3.44 ± 1.96) scores vs.(5.82 ± 1.74)scores,(3.03 ± 1.87) scores vs.(5.08 ± 1.96) scores] (P ＜ 0.05),but no statistical significance in 24 and 48 weeks after operation (P ＞ 0.05) ; compared treatment group B with control group B,the scores in 4,12 and 24 weeks after operation were significantly different[(6.15 ± 1.99) scores vs.(7.52 ± 2.04) scores,(4.80 ± 2.12) scores vs.(6.92 ± 1.57) scores,(2.53 ± 2.32) scores vs.(4.12 ± 1.72) scores] (P ＜ 0.05),but no obvious difference in 48 weeks after operation (P ＞ 0.05).The cure rate of treatment group A was 98.11％ (156/159),control group A was 87.42％ (139/159),treatment group B was 94.57％ (122/129) and control group B was 79.84％ (103/129),there was significant difference on cure rate between treatment group and control group (P＜ 0.05).The mucosal healing's time in treatment group A and B were significantly shorter than those in control group A and B [(9.62 ± 1.12) weeks vs.(12.35 ± 2.46) weeks,(13.37 ± 1.84) weeks vs.(17.28 ± 3.83) weeks] (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions These indicated that the dry scab in surgical cavity of patients with mucus cilium scavenger was less and easy to clean,and postoperative recovery time of patients was short.So the mucus cilium scavenger can obviously improve the secretion of mucosa and epithelial recovery,thus accelerate healing of the disease.It can also improve the success rate of functional endoscope sinus surgery,and may play a promising role in clinical application.