A comparative investigation of the antimicrobial properties of indigenous South African aromatic plants with popular commercially available essential oils

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 18, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 66-71

  Van Vuuren, Sandy F ^a   Viljoen, Alvaro M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artemisia afra; Asteraceae; Essential oil composition; Heteropyxidaceae; Heteropyxis natalensis; Lavender oil; Lippia javanica; Myrothamnaceae; Myrothamnus flabellifolius; Osmitopsis asteriscoides; Peppermint oil; Rosemary oil; Tea tree oil; Thyme oil; Verbenaceae

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; DATA REDUCTION; ESSENTIAL OILS; PATHOLOGY; YEAST;

ARTEMISIA AFRA; ASTERACEAE; HETEROPYXIDACEAE; HETEROPYXIS NATALENSIS; LAVENDER OIL; LIPPIA JAVANICA; MYROTHAMNACEAE; MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIUS; OSMITOPSIS ASTERISCOIDES; VERBENACEAE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA AFRA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; HETEROPYXIS NATALENSIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LIPPIA; LIPPIA JAVANICA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIUS; OSMITOPSIS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33748515012     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2006.12067124     Document Type: Article

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