Soares, M.O.Ferreira da Vinha, AnaLima, R.P.Coutinho, F.Machado, M.Catarino, P.2021-04-292021-04-292011-06Soares, M.O., Vinha, A.F., Lima, R.P., Coutinho, F., Machado, M., Catarino, P. 2011. Antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf. Poaceae-Gramineae from Angola in ATCC and multidrug resistant strains. Book of Abstracts 2nd Iberic Meeting on Medicinal Chemistry: G Protein-Coupled Receptors and Enzymes in Drug Discovery, p. 125.http://hdl.handle.net/10284/9830Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf. Poaceae-Gramineae (C. citratus) is an herb from India, which grows in several countries in tropical and sub-tropical, as the Republic of Angola, where tea is known as caxinde. This tea is consumed, as aromatic drink, as well as in traditional cuisine due to its lemon flavor. Cymbopogon citratus (DC) is widelly used in folk medicine, where infusions and decoctions, feature anti-spasmatic, carminatives and anti-hypertension properties. The essential oil of C. citratus is often applied, in pharmaceutical industry, as flavor and fragrance, and is also used as a source of new phytochemical molecules for the development of new pharmaceutical products.engCymbopogon citratus (DC)Folk medicineEssential oilPhytochemical moleculesAntioxidant activityAntimicrobial activityconference object