<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Paul Alan Arkin Alvarado-García</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marilú Roxana Soto-Vásquez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Demetrio Rafael Jara-Aguilar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">José Gilberto Gavidia-Valencia</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Natalia Mavila Guzmán-Rodríguez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elda Maritza Rodrigo-Villanueva</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Iris Melina Alfaro- Beltrán</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, and Antioxidant Properties of Piper Aduncum Essential Oil from Northern Peru</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antidepressant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anxiolytic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Essential oil</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Piper aduncum</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2024</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">December 2024</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">16</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1252-1258</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;This investigation aimed to evaluate the antidepressant, anxiolytic, and antioxidant effects of &lt;em&gt;Piper aduncum&lt;/em&gt; essential oil from northern Peru. The essential oils were obtained through hydro-distillation using a modified Clevenger-type apparatus. The chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to assess the chemical composition. Behavioral assays in mice were used to evaluate the antidepressant and anxiolytic effects. In addition, the antioxidant capacity was performed through DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP assays. The GC-MS analysis revealed that linalool (29.16%), bicyclogermacrene (13.32%), nerolidol (12.38%), and β-caryophyllene (10.76%) were the principal components. The results demonstrated significant antidepressant and anxiolytic effects comparable to fluoxetine and diazepam, with statistical differences between all groups (p&amp;lt;0.005). The IC50 values for the DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP assays were 5.9±0.08, 0.20±0.06, and 109.5±1.3, respectively. Consequently, &lt;em&gt;Piper aduncum&lt;/em&gt; essential oil exhibits antidepressant and anxiolytic-like effects and modest antioxidant properties compared to the controls.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1252</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paul Alan Arkin Alvarado- García&lt;sup&gt;1*&lt;/sup&gt;, Marilú Roxana Soto- Vásquez&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Demetrio Rafael Jara-Aguilar&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, José Gilberto Gavidia-Valencia&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Natalia Mavila Guzmán-Rodríguez&lt;sup&gt;1,3&lt;/sup&gt;, Elda Maritza Rodrigo-Villanueva&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Iris Melina Alfaro-Beltrán&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Grupo de investigación en Salud Mental y Medicina Integrativa, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad César Vallejo, Trujillo, PERÚ.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Grupo de investigación de Productos Naturales y Sustancias Bioactivas. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo, PERÚ.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Escuela de Psicología, Universidad César Vallejo, Trujillo, PERÚ&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo, PERÚ.&lt;/p&gt;
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