The spasmolytic activity of the essential oils of scented Pelargoniums (Geraniaceae)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 583-584

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

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Pharmaceutical Chemistry Institute   (Austria)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Guinea pig ileum; Pelargoniums; Pharmacological activity; Spasmolytic activity

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DISTILLATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; GUINEA PIG; PLANT LEAF; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SPASMOLYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0031452741     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199712)11:8<583::AID-PTR148>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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