Comparative evaluation of the volatile constituents in some Verbena species cultivated in Egypt

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 25-33

  Al Amier, Hussein ^a,b   El Hela, A A ^c   Al Khadrawy, F M ^c   Craker, L E ^b  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oil; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

1 OCTENOL; 2 HEXYL 2 METHYLBUTANOATE; 2 TERPINOL; 4 TERPINOL; ACETYLMETHYL 3 CARENE; ALPHA CEDROL; ALPHA TERPINOL; ANTHRAQUINONE; AROMADENDRENE; BUTYLCRESOL; CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE; ECOSYNE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FENCHOL; GERMACRENE; HEPTADECANE; ISOELEMICIN; LIMONENE OXIDE; LINALOOL; NORFLOXACIN; NYSTATIN; PENTADECANE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DIHEXYL ESTER; TETRADECANE; TRIDECANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT; ZINGIBIERINE;

MEDICINAL PLANT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SPECIES CULTIVATION; VERBENA BONARIENSIS; VERBENA HYBRIDA; VERBENA SUPINA; VERBENA VENOSA; VERBENACEAE;

VERBENA; VERBENA BONARIENSIS; VERBENA SUPINA; VERBENA X HYBRIDA; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 29144535820     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v11n03_03     Document Type: Article

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