[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "ANTIOXIDANT AND LARVICIDAL ACTIVITIES OF Pistacia lentiscus FRUIT ESSENTIAL OIL",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "AMIRA",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "DJEGHADER",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2026]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "36",
  "issue": "2",
  "page": "597-604",
  "DOI": "https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2026.2.0049",
  "abstract": "<p><em><span lang=\"FR\">Pistacia lentiscus&nbsp;</span></em><em><span lang=\"FR\">or mastic tree</span></em><span lang=\"FR\">, a medicinal plant&nbsp;<strong>from</strong>&nbsp;Anacardiaceae family, is widely used in Algerian traditional medicine for its therapeutic properties. This study aimed to extract essential oil (EO) from its dried fruits by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger apparatus and determine its yield of extraction. The antioxidant activity of the EO was evaluated using the&nbsp;</span>2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl<span lang=\"FR\">(DPPH) method, with ascorbic acid (AA) as a positive control, at concentrations of 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 &micro;g/ml. In addition, its insecticidal activity was tested against third and fourth instar larvae of&nbsp;<em>Culex pipiens</em>&nbsp;at concentrations of 5, 10, 15, and 25 &micro;l/ml. The EO yield was 0.4%, consistent with values reported in previous studies. Antioxidant tests showed significant radical scavenging activity, with inhibition ranging from 45.91 to 68.46% compared with 49.52 to 73.31% for AA, and Inhibition concentration IC</span><span lang=\"FR\">₅₀</span><span lang=\"FR\">&nbsp;values were 0.62 &micro;g/ml and 0.12 &micro;g/ml for the two samples respectively. Larvicidal assays revealed concentration-dependent mortality, meaning that higher concentrations caused higher mortality in both larval stages, with lethal concentrations LC</span><span lang=\"FR\">₅₀</span><span lang=\"FR\">&nbsp;and LC</span><span lang=\"FR\">₉₀</span><span lang=\"FR\">&nbsp;values estimated at 10 and 27 &micro;l/ml for third instar larvae; 17 and 32 &micro;l/ml for fourth instar larvae, respectively. These findings demonstrated that&nbsp;<em>P. lentiscus</em>&nbsp;fruit EO possesses promising antioxidant and larvicidal properties, suggesting its potential applications in natural pest control and health-related fields.</span></p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2025-JAPS-688"
}]