Sesquiterpene rich essential oil from plectranthus rugosus wall

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-61

  Tiwari, A ^a   Padalia, R C ^a   Mathela, C S ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Germacrene D; Plectranthus rugosus; Spathulenol; caryophyllene; Y terpinene

Indexed keywords

ISODON RUGOSUS; PLECTRANTHUS; RABDOSIA;

EID: 40549106133     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2008.10643598     Document Type: Article

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