Chemical constituents and effect of topical application of Oleum Hyperici on skin sensitivity to simulated sun exposure

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-213

  Miraldi, Elisabetta ^a   Biagi, Marco ^a   Giachetti, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Hypericum perforatum; Oleum Hyperici; Topical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148937824     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0600100307     Document Type: Article

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