Influence of drying process on the quality of medicinal plants: A review

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 33, 2011, Pages 7076-7084

  Rocha, R P ^a   Melo, E C ^a   Radunz L L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA FRONTEIRA SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Active ingredient; Drying temperature; Essential oil

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BETA PINENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; LIMONENE; MYRCENE; PLANT EXTRACT;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BASIL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FILIPENDULA; FLOWER; FREEZE DRYING; HERB; HYDRODISTILLATION; JUNIPERUS; LIPPIA; MATRICARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIKANIA; NONHUMAN; PIPERACEAE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; ROSEMARY; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOACTINOMYCES VULGARIS;

EID: 84856002356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JMPRx11.001     Document Type: Review

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