COMPARISON OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND THE ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION OF JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS SUBSP.MACROCARPA AND J.OXYCEDRUS SUBSP. RUFESCENS OBTAINED BY HYDRODISTILLATION AND SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE EXTRACTION METHODS

摘要

Different Juniperus species have been used in traditional medicine for centuries as incense, diuretic, remedy for indigestion, and as a tar resource. Juniperus oxycedrus L.belongs to the genus Juniperus. The main use of J. oxycedrus is to prepare the so-called cade oil (also known in pharmacy as juniper tar) by destructive distillation of the branches and wood of the plant. This empyreumatic oil has been widely employed in human and veterinary dermatology to treat chronic eczema and other skin diseases [ 1 ], and rectified cade oil is used as a fragrance component in soaps, detergents,creams, lotions, and perfumes [2].