'Buchu' - Agathosma betulina and Agathosma crenulata (Rutaceae): A review

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 413-419

  Moolla, A ^a   Viljoen, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

'Buchu'; Agathosma betulina; Agathosma crenulata; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

AGATHOSMA BETULINA EXTRACT; AGATHOSMA CRENULATA EXTRACT; BUCHU OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANIUM OIL; NATURAL PRODUCT; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

AGATHOSMA BETULINA; AGATHOSMA CRENULATA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; RUTACEAE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; RUTACEAE; SOUTH AFRICA;

AGATHOSMA BETULINA; AGATHOSMA CRENULATA; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS; RUTACEAE;

EID: 53449088396     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.036     Document Type: Review

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