Essential oil of ocimum gratissimum from Benin

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 529-531

  Yayi, Eléonore ^a   Moudachirou, Mansour ^a   Chalchat, Jean Claude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Essential oil composition; Lamiaceae; Myrcene; Ocimum gratissimum; P cymene; Thymol; terpinene

Indexed keywords

EID: 13544277324     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1999.9701207     Document Type: Article

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