Medicinal activities of essential oils: Role in disease prevention

Bioactive Foods in Promoting Health

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 59-70

  Wei, Alfreda ^a   Shibamoto, Takayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Aromatic plant compounds; Essential oils; Monoterpenes; Plant essence; Volatile plant extract

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866414879     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374628-3.00004-9     Document Type: Chapter

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