Progress with superficial mycoses using essential oils

International Journal of Aromatherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 83-91

  Harris, Rhiannon ^a  

^a Essential Oil Resource Consultants   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEDRUS ATLANTICA OIL; CINNAMON LEAF OIL; CITRONELLOL; CLOVE OIL; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA OIL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS OIL; CYMBOPOGON MARTINII OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANIOL; HYDROLAT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LAVANDULA X INTERMEDIA OIL; LEPTOSPERMUM PETERSONII OIL; MELALEUCA ERICIFOLIA OIL; OREGANO OIL; ORIGANUM MAJORANA OIL; PALMAROSA OIL; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS OIL; POGOSTEMON CABLIN OIL; POLYENE; ROSALINA ESSENTIAL OIL; SATUREJA MONTANA OIL; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM OIL; TEA TREE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CANDIDIASIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CREAM; DANDRUFF; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG TOXICITY; GEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERTRIGO; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; LOTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; ROSEMARY; SKIN IRRITATION; TINEA; TINEA CRURIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037740854     PISSN: 09624562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-4562(02)00032-2     Document Type: Review

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