The essential oil of the leaves of Verbesina macrophylla (Cass.) S.F.Blake has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities and is toxicologically safe

Bruno Oliveira de Veras, João Ricardhis Saturnino de Oliveira, Vera Lúcia de Menezes Lima, Daniela Maria do Amaral Ferraz Navarro, Júlio César Ribeiro de Oliveira Farias de Aguiar, Geovanna Maria de Medeiros Moura, José Wellinton da Silva, Caio Rodrigo Dias Assis, Krystyna Gorlach‐Lira, Priscilla Anne Castro de Assis, Jorge Irapuan de Souza Barbosa, Maria Rita Cabral Sales de Melo, Maria Betânia Melo de Oliveira, Márcia Vanusa da Silva, Ana Catarina de Souza Lopes