Neuropharmacological activities of fruit essential oil from Litsea cubeba Persoon

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 538-543

  Chen, Chi Jung ^a   Tseng, Yen Hsueh ^a   Chu, Fang Hua ^b   Wen, Tin Ya ^a   Cheng, Wei Wen ^a   Chen, Yu Ting ^a   Tsao, Nai Wen ^a   Wang, Sheng Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Litsea cubeba; Neuropharmacology activities

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FRUITS; MAMMALS;

AFTER-TREATMENT; BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE; GC/MS ANALYSIS; LITSEA CUBEBA; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; ORAL ADMINISTRATION;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

LAURACEAE; LITSEA; LITSEA CUBEBA; MUS;

EID: 84871222161     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-012-1277-3     Document Type: Article

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