Analysis of the essential oil from the dried leaves of Euphorbia hirta Linn (Euphorbiaceae), a potential medication for asthma

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 7042-7050

  Ogunlesi, Modupe ^a   Okiei, Wesley ^a   Ofor, Edith ^a   Osibote, A Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Asthma; Essential oil; Euphorbia hirta; GC MS; Insect repellent; Medicinal properties

Indexed keywords

1,2 BENZENE DICARBOXYLIC ACID DIISOOCTYLESTER; 13 HEPTADECYN 1 OL; 2 BUTOXYETHANOL; 2 METHYL 1 HEXADECANOL; 6,10,14 TRIMETHYL 2 PENTADECANONE; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTER DERIVATIVE; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; HEXADECANOL; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID; PHYTOL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TETRADECANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; EUPHORBIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; TEMPERATURE;

CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; EUPHORBIACEAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 74549125521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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