Medicinal plant treatments for fleas and ear problems of cats and dogs in British Columbia, Canada

Parasitology Research

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 889-898

  Lans, Cheryl ^a   Turner, Nancy ^b   Khan, Tonya ^c  

^a University of Victoria ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c DVM   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS EXTRACT; BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM EXTRACT; CALENDULA EXTRACT; CITRUS FRUIT EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; HELICHRYSUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; LAVANDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; LOBELIA INFLATA EXTRACT; MAHONIA AQUIFOLIUM EXTRACT; MATRICARIA RECUTITA EXTRACT; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA EXTRACT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; ORIGANUM VULGARE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM EXTRACT; THUJA PLICATA EXTRACT; THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; VERBASCUM THAPSUS EXTRACT;

ACHILLEA; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM; CANADA; CAT; CITRUS FRUIT; CLOVE; DOG; EAR INFECTION; FLEA; GARLIC; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; HELICHRYSUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; INTERVIEW; JUNIPERUS; LAVANDULA OFFICINALIS; LAVENDER; LOBELIA INFLATA; MAHONIA AQUIFOLIUM; MARIGOLD; MATRICARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELALEUCA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICINUS COMMUNIS; THUJA PLICATA; THYME; VERBASCUM THAPSUS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIPTERA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EAR DISEASES; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; EDUCATION; FLEAS; INSECTICIDES; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; ALLIACEAE; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; ASTERACEAE; BERBERIDACEAE; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS; CAMPANULACEAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CITRUS LIMON; CUPRESSACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; FABACEAE; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; HELICHRYSUM; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; LAMIACEAE; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LOBELIA INFLATA; MAHONIA AQUIFOLIUM; MATRICARIA RECUTITA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MYRTACEAE; ORIGANUM VULGARE; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SCROPHULARIACEAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; THUJA PLICATA; THYMUS VULGARIS; VERBASCUM THAPSUS;

EID: 48349084695     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1073-6     Document Type: Article

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