Chemical Composition and Insecticidal, Antiplasmodial, and Anti-Leishmanial Activity of <i>Capparis spinosa</i> Essential Oil and Its Main Constituents

<div>Anti-leishmanial effects of various concentrations of CSEO and its main components, methyl isothiocyanate, hexadecanoic acid, and limonene, against intracellular amastigote forms of <i>L. major</i> by the macrophage model, whereas among the main components of CSEO, the highest to the lowest anti-leishmanial effect was observed in limonene &gt; methyl isothiocyanate &gt; and hexadecanoic acid. Data are presented as the mean ± SD (<i>n</i> = 3).</div>

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Figure 3: Chemical Composition and Insecticidal, Antiplasmodial, and Anti-Leishmanial Activity of <i>Capparis spinosa</i> Essential Oil and Its Main Constituents 

Figure 3 | Chemical Composition and Insecticidal, Antiplasmodial, and Anti-Leishmanial Activity of Capparis spinosa Essential Oil and Its Main Constituents 