Essential oils in infectious gynaecological disease: A statistical study of 658 cases

International Journal of Aromatherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 192-197

  Arnal Schnebelen, B ^a   Hadji Minaglou, F ^b   Peroteau, J F ^c   Ribeyre, F ^d   De Billerbeck, V G ^e,f  

^a Cabinet de Gynecol Med et Obstet   (France)

^b France   (France)

^c France   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^f ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oils; Gynaecology; Microorganisms; Vaginal pathogens

Indexed keywords

ANETHOLE; BETA PINENE; BORNYL ACETATE; CAMPHENE; CAMPHOR; CARVACROL; CARYOPHYLLENE; CEDROL; CINEOLE; CINNAMALDEHYDE; CITRAL; CITRONELLOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTRAGOLE; EUGENOL; EUGENYL ACETATE; GERANIOL; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; LINALYL ACETATE; MENTHOL; MYRCENE; MYRTENYL ACETATE; NEROLIDOL; PINENE; SABINENE; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERBENONE;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; SATUREJA HORTENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; THYME; THYMUS SERPYLLUM; VAGINA FLORA;

EID: 7944223433     PISSN: 09624562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijat.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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