Composition and anti-inflammatory activity of the essential oil of Eugenia discifera (Myrtaceae)

International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 163-166

  Maridass, M ^a  

^a ST XAVIER S COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Carrageenan; Essential oil; Eugenia discifera; Myrtaceae

Indexed keywords

2 HEPTENAL; ALPHA PHELLANDRENE; ALPHA TERPINYL ACETATE; ALPHA THUJENE; BETA CYMENE; BETA PINENE; BORNYL ACETATE; CAMPHENE; CARVONE; CARVOTANACETONE; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENOL; INDOMETACIN; LIMONENE; LINOLOOL; METHYLEUGENOL; MYRCENE; MYRTENOL; PHENYLACETALDEHYDE; PINENE; PINOCARVONE; PIPERITENONE; PIPERITONE; SABINENE; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; TERPINEOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; EUGENIA; EUGENIA DISCIFERA; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

EID: 77954164468     PISSN: 19614209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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