Camphor-A fumigant during the black death and a coveted fragrant wood in ancient egypt and babylon-A review

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 5434-5454

  Chen, Weiyang ^a   Vermaak, Ilze ^a   Viljoen, Alvaro ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Camphor; Cinnamomum camphora; Synthesis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CAMPHOR; ESSENTIAL OIL; PERFUME;

CHEMISTRY; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; EGYPT; FUMIGATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PLAGUE; REVIEW;

CAMPHOR; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; EGYPT; FUMIGATION; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; OILS, VOLATILE; PERFUME; PLAGUE;

EID: 84878336408     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules18055434     Document Type: Review

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