(Baker) H. Rob. (Asteraceae), an Ordinary Bush or an Anti-Inflammatory and Immunomodulator Aromatic Species?

Oral traditional knowledge disseminates the use of young leaves of (Asteraceae) as poultice in feverish cases among family farmers in Santa Catarina, Brazil, but there is a lack of phytochemistry and pharmacological studies on this species, especially those related to volatile organic compounds. In the present study, the dry leaves of were subjected to hydrodistillation for the extraction of essential oil. Sample characterization was conducted using GC-FID and GC-MS.