Pediculocidal and scabicidal properties of Lippia multiflora essential oil

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 305-311

  Oladimeji, F A ^a   Orafidiya, O O ^a   Ogunniyi, T A B ^a   Adewunmi, T A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Essential oil activity; GC MS analysis; Lippia multiflora; Pediculosis; Scabies

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BENZOATE; BETA PINENE; DELVAP SUPER; DICHLORVOS; ESSENTIAL OIL; LIPPIA MULTIFLORA EXTRACT; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPINEOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG POTENCY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LETHALITY; LOUSE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITE; NONHUMAN; PEDICULUS; PLANT LEAF; SCABIES; VOLATILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OILS, VOLATILE; PEDICULUS; PLANT OILS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SCABIES;

EID: 0034284770     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00229-4     Document Type: Article

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