title: GC/MS analysis and analgesic effect of the essential oil of Matricaria pubescens from Algeria.
abstract: The essential oil of Matricaria pubescens (Asteraceae) collected at Ghardaia (Algerian Septentrional Sahara) was studied by GC and GC-MS. Isochrysanthemic acid ethyl ester (26.5%), spathulenol (19.4%), alpha-cadinol (12.9%) and geranylisovalerate (8.2%), were identified as the major components of the essential oil, which was investigated for its analgesic effect.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Obtention de Substances Thérapeutiques (L.O.S.T), Faculté des Sciences, Université Mentouri - Constantine, Campus Chaabat Ersas, 25000 Constantine, Algérie.
authors.forename: Naima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boutaghane
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kabouche
authors.forename: Rachid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Touzani
authors.forename: Yousriya Ahmad
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Maklad
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Azzouny
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruneau
authors.forename: Zahia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kabouche
mesh_terms: D000462:Algeria; D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D031168:Matricaria / Q000737:chemistry*; D051379:Mice; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D009822:Oils, Volatile