Essentia Oils from Artemesia Vulgaris Linn: Its Antibacterial Activity

Essential Oils Isolated from Artemisia Vulgaris Linn Of Philippine Origin: Its Antibacterial Activity

Prepared by:
Dr. Jennifer U. Dotado-Maderazo
Lyceum of the Philippines University- Batangas
College of Dentistry

2010

Introduction and Review of Literature

Introduction

The Philippines is known for its natural resources, being a tropical country, its supply of naturally occurring medicinal plants can be observed everywhere. Thus, the practice of traditional medicine has been passed on from generation to generation. Its significance has further deepened in the health care delivery considering the expensive western medicine which most Filipinos cannot afford. Essential oils are used as flavoring for foods and as a fragrance in the perfume and cosmetic industry. They have been proposed as natural preservative agents for cosmetic preparations because of their antimicrobial activities [Mangena 1999]. In view of the increasing use of essential oils in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, it is important to examine the oils from indigenous plants for antibacterial activities. Artemisia genus which belongs to the Asteraceae family and comprises several species with approximately more than 500 species, are widely distributed primarily in temperate regions and subtropics of Asia, Europe and North America (Barney et.al 2002) (R.G. Kelseyand 1979). Among these species, Artemisia Vulgaris Linn from the Philippines is used as vulnerary, expectorant, carminative and emmenagogue ( Quisumbing 1978). Artemisia vulgaris oil is also used for its insecticidal, antimicrobial properties (VK Kaul et al, 1976) ( US Laxmi et.al 1991) and antimalarial activity (G Milham 1997).
Although the genus Artemisia from other countries has been studied, the specie of Artemisia Vulgaris Linn from the Philippines has not been extensively studied. Studies had shown that composition variation can be observed in oils from different organs of the same species

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