Essential oil extracted from leaf of Phoebe bournei (Hemsl.) yang: chemical constituents, antitumor, antibacterial, hypoglycemic activities

The essential oil were extracted from the leaf of Phoebe bournei (Hemsl.) Yang by a hydrothermal method and then analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The leaf oil mainly included α-copaene (5.44%), α-muurolene (7.32%), δ-cadinene (11.44%), 1s-calamenene (5.18%). Phoebe bournei (Hemsl.) Yang leaf essential oil had significant inhibitory activity against Epidermophyton floccosum and Microsporum gypseum, the potential antitumor activity towards leukemia, breast, and colon cancer cell lines was good. Phoebe bournei (Hemsl.) Yang leaf essential oil had weaker activity on the four tested bacteria, it exhibited a certain role in promoting glucose uptake by adipocytes.