The essential oil composition of Algerian zaâtar: Origanum spp. and Thymus spp.

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 275-280

  Houmani, Zahia ^a   Azzoudj, Samir ^a   Naxakis, George ^b   Skoula, Melpomeni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BLIDA   (Algeria)

^b Mediterranean Agronomic Institute at Chania   (Greece)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Lamiaceae; Origanum floribundum; Origanum vulgare ssp. glanduIosum; Thymus algeriensis; Thymus willdenowii

Indexed keywords

4 CYMENE; APPETITE STIMULANT; BETA PINENE; BORNEOL; CAMPHENE; CARVACROL; CARYOPHYLLENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERMACRENE D; HUMULENE; KETONE; LINALOOL; MYRCENE; ORIGANUM FLORIBUNDUN EXTRACT; ORIGANUM GLADULOSUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SABINENE; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; THYMOL; THYMUS ALGERIENSIS EXTRACT; THYMUS WILLDENOWII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ALGERIA; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DRUG ISOLATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; ORIGANUM FLORIBUNDUN; ORIGANUM GLADULOSUM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THYMUS ALGERIENSIS; THYMUS WILLDENOWII;

LAMIACEAE; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; THYMUS WILLDENOWII;

EID: 0036032926     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v09n04_03     Document Type: Article

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