A study of the variability of commercial peppermint oils using antimicrobial and pharmacological parameters

Medical Science Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 151-152

  Lis Balchin, M ^a   Deans, S G ^b   Hart, S ^c  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antifungal activity; Essential oil; Peppermint oil; Pharmacological activity

Indexed keywords

PEPPERMINT OIL; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG ACTIVITY; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; IRRITABLE COLON; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030933364     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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