Comparative chemical and analgesic properties of essential oils of Cymbopogon nardus (L) Rendle of Benin and Congo

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-272

  Abena, A A ^a   Gbenou, J D ^b   Yayi, E ^b   Moudachirou, M ^b   Ongoka, R P ^a   Ouamba, J M ^a   Silou, T ^a  

^a Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale Faculté des Sciences de la Santé University Marien Ngouabi   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Benin; Chemistry; Comparison; Congo; Cymbopogon nardus; Essential oil

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BETA CITRAL; BICYCLOGERMACRENE; CADINENE; CADINOL; CARYOPHYLLENE; CITRAL; CITRONNELLAL; CITRONNELLYLE ACETATE; CYMBOPOGON NARDUS EXTRACT; ELEMENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUDESMOL; EUGENOL; FARNESENE; FARNESOL; GERANIOL; GERANYLE ACETATE; GERMACRENE D; ISOPULEGOL; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; MORPHINE; MUSCOTIN; MYRCENE; NEROL; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BENIN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON NARDUS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TAIL FLICK TEST; WRITHING TEST;

EID: 34250684574     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v4i3.31218     Document Type: Article

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