Evaluation of leaves´ essential oil of myrcia guianensis (aubl.) dc. from legal amazon: chemical, antibacterial andtoxicity analysis
Myrcia guianensis (Aubl.) DC., a species belonging to the Myrtaceae family, is an endemic plant in tropical areas used by communities in Legal Amazon to treat diarrhea and uterine infections. Although about its medicinal use, there is no description in the literature of biological activities nor determination of components of the essential oil of this species from that Cerrado biome. The present study aimed to perform chemical, biological and toxicity analysis of the essential oil (EO) of the leaves of Myrcia guianensis harvested from Legal Amazon.