EC Nutrition

The study aimed to assess the efficiency of fruit oil of Pistacia lentiscus for burn wounds healing, anti-inflammatory activity and to evaluate their potential in food industry. Dermal burn healing of fruit oil was evaluated by treating burn from random human voluntaries (women and man) using pure oil or ointment 10% of Pistacia lentiscus oil depends on burn degree. Ointment of oil was prepared in the laboratory under supervision of Specialist pharmacist. Phytochemicals content of Oil was determined by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and gas chromatography (GC) techniques. Pure oil of P. lentiscus can be directly applied on dermal burn, or as an ointment contains 10% of P. lentiscus oil. The results showed that oil and ointment oil (10%) accelerated wound healing activity. For dermal inflammatory our result revealed that oil of Pistacia lentiscus can be used in the case of child skin sensitive, eczema, dermal fungi infection, abscess and adult sensitive skin inflammatory. Essential oil and ointment of P. lentiscus contains an active compounds as eugenol, α terpineol, thus engorging wound healing and resistant skin infections. The bioactive compounds found in oil could have potential applications in food, cosmetics, medicine and pharmaceutical product. 

Keywords: Pistacia lentiscus; Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC); Gas Chromatography (GC); Burn Healing

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