Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of essential oils of some Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) of Cameroon

International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 82-88

  Jazet Dongmo, P M ^a,b   Tchoumbougnang, F ^b   Tchinda Sonwa, E ^a   Manedong Kenfack, S ^a   Amvam Zollo, P H ^a   Menut, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^c INSTITUT CHARLES GERHARDT   (France)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Chemical composition; Essential oil; Zanthoxylum leprieurii; Zanthoxylum macrophylla; Zanthoxylum xanthoxyloides

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALPHA EUDESMOL; BETA ELEMENE; BETA EUDESMOL; BORNEOL; BUTYLCRESOL; CAMPHENE; CARYOPHYLLENE; CITRAL; CITRONELLAL; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANYL ACETATE; GERMACRENE D; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; MYRCENE; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; OCIMENE; PARA CYMENE; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; SPATHULENOL; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TERPINENE; TERPINEOL; TERPINOLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZANTHOXYLUM LEPRIEURII EXTRACT; ZANTHOXYLUM MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; ZANTHOXYLUM XANTHOXYLOIDES EXTRACT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISTILLATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IC 50; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOYBEAN; ZANTHOXYLUM; ZANTHOXYLUM LEPRIEURII; ZANTHOXYLUM MACROPHYLLA; ZANTHOXYLUM XANTHOXYLOIDES;

EID: 51449120456     PISSN: 19614209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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