Effect of essential oil of Chromoleana odorata (Asteraceae) from Ivory Coast, on cyclooxygenase function of prostagladin-H synthase activity

have been used in the treatment of malaria in Ghana and Benin (Ayensu et al., 1978). They have also been employed as cataplasms to stop accidental hemorrhages in Thailand (Triratana and Suwaimuraks, 1991). Aqueous extracts of this plant presented an anti-microbial activity against gonococcus in Guatemala (Caceres et al., 1995). The chemical composition of essential oils of