Pennyroyal and Pulegone (Mentha pulegium L.)

Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances: Foods, Fungi, Medicinal Herbs, Plants, and Venomous Animals

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 563-567

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Pennyroyal and folk medicine; Pennyroyal oil alcoholic beverage constituent; Pulegone pennyroyal oil monoterpene constituent

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EID: 70449120279     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470330319.ch82     Document Type: Chapter

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