African aroma therapy: Past, present and future applications

International Journal of Aromatherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 185-195

  Bird, Stephanie Rose ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES EXTRACT; ACACIA EXTRACT; ADANSONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANGELICA EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ASTRINGENT AGENT; CALODENDRUM CAPENSE EXTRACT; CAMPHOR; CITRUS OIL; DILL EXTRACT; DIURETIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FRANKINCENSE EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAXATIVE; LOTUS EXTRACT; MANDRAKE OIL; MYRTUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RESIN; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; ROSE EXTRACT; RUTA GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; YLANG YLANG OIL;

ABIES; ACACIA; AFRICA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASTHMA; AVOCADO; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BANANA; BLACK PEPPER; BONE INJURY; BOSWELLIA; BRASSICA; BREAST TUMOR; BRONCHITIS; CAPE CHESTNUT; CINNAMOMUM; COCONUT; COMMIPHORA; CUMIN; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DILL; DRUG EFFECT; DYSENTERY; DYSPEPSIA; EGYPT; FENNEL; FEVER; FLATULENCE; FLOWER; FURUNCLE; GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; GINGER; GONORRHEA; GUAVA; HAIR LOSS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCENSE; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; ISCHEMIA; JAMAICA; LARYNGITIS; LAWSONIA; LEMON; LEMON VERBENA; LOTUS; MANDRAGORA; MANDRAKE; MANGO; MATRICARIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTAL DISEASE; MYRTLE; NEGRO; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NIGERIA; ORRISROOT; PEPPER; PINE; POLYP; POMADE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RICINUS COMMUNIS; ROSE; RUTA GRAVEOLENS; SALVIA; SCAR; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SKIN DISEASE; SMALLPOX; STOMACH PAIN; STRESS; SWEATING; SYPHILIS; TAPEWORM INFECTION; THORAX INJURY; TOOTH PAIN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; ULCER; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS DISEASE; WOUND;

EID: 0348162402     PISSN: 09624562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-4562(03)00117-6     Document Type: Article

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