Exploring Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter phytochemical diversity to explain its antimicrobial, nematicidal and insecticidal activity

Dittrichia viscosa is a perennial small shrub belonging to the Compositae family (Asteraceae) widespread in the Mediterranean basin. This plant has been extensively used in traditional medicine since the Roman times as reported by the Roman Naturalist Gaius Plinius Secundus. Nowadays, many studies about chemical composition and biological activity of D. viscosa are available. Chemical analyses of plant extracts revealed the presence of several...