Preliminary prospection of phytotherapic compounds from the essential oils from barks and leaves of Umburana (Commiphora Leptophloeos)

The potential of the biome caatinga (exclusive from northeastern Brazil) has been evaluated in recent research for application pharmaceutical industry. Among species medicinal plants caatinga, one can highlight Commiphora leptophloeos (umburana), which used as infusions and syrups by regional population inflammatory infectious diseases. Essential oils umburana leaves barks were obtained a Clevenger apparatus analyzed gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, total phenolic flavonoids determined spectrophotometric analysis. It was observed that large part major compounds present essential oil is described having antitumor activity, enabling investigational oncology with (C. leptophloeos). In addition, some little explored components have identified, such cadinene, alpha-selinene, elemenone. Despite being easily found several plants, there are no clinical trials involving their biological activity well-defined isolated form, could make exploring new studies possible. Furthermore, presence allows future about antimicrobial antioxidant activity.