Composition of the essential oil of melissa officinalis L. From Cuba

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 363-364

  Pino, Jorge A ^a   Rosado, Aristides ^b   Fuentes, Victor ^c  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Alimenticia   (Cuba)

^b NATL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Cuba)

^c Instituto de Investigaciones Fundamentals para la Agricultura Tropical Alejandro de Humboldt (INIFAT)   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Essential oil composition; Geranial; Labiatae; Lemon balm; Melissa officinalis; Neral

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007355682     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1999.9701155     Document Type: Article

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