Antibacterial and immunostimulatory effect of essential oils

International Review of Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 40-44

  Sienkiewicz, Monika ^a   Denys, Paweł ^a   Kowalczyk, Edward ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Pharmacological properties

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CINNAMON EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENOL; EXPECTORANT AGENT; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; LAVENDER OIL; PEPPERMINT OIL; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TEA TREE OIL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CINNAMON; CLOVE; DRUG INDUSTRY; EUCALYPTUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; PATHOGENESIS; PHARMACEUTICS; REVIEW; ROSEMARY; SALVIA; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TEA; THYME;

EID: 80052100898     PISSN: 12329142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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