Chemical Composition of the Fixed and Volatile Oils of Nigella sativa L. from Iran

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 58, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 629-631

  Nickavar, Bahman ^a   Mojab, Faraz ^a   Javidnia, Katayoun ^b   Roodgar Amoli, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fixed Oil Composition; Nigella sativa L.; Volatile Oil Composition

Indexed keywords

NIGELLA; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 0141993680     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2003-9-1004     Document Type: Article

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