Raga and colleagues [25] successfully isolated ishwarane,
phytol, polyprenol and a mixture of stigmasterol and
sitosterol from the dichloromethane extract of air-dried
leaves of B. orellana. The current GC-MS analysis revealed
six known chemical constituents. However, based on the
literature, only four of them are known to exhibit pharmacological
activity. Acetic acid is an organic acid that has
been reported to possess antifungal [26] and antibacterial
properties [27]. Pentanoic acid (valeric acid) is a sedative,
anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing agent [28]; whereas
phenol was reported to have anesthetic/analgesic [29] and
antiseptic [30] activities. Benzoic acid possesses antibacterial
[31] and antifungal properties [32]. As for their antiinflammatory
contribution, a low concentration of acetic