Chemical composition and biological properties of essential oils of two mint species

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 577-582

  Tsai, Mei Lin ^a   Wu, Chin Tung ^b   Lin, Tsen Fang ^a   Lin, Wei Chao ^a   Huang, Yu Chun ^b   Yang, Chao Hsun ^b  

^a CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^b PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Anti microbial; Anti oxidant; Chocolate mint; Peppermint

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 5,5 DIMETHYL 1,3 CYCLOHEXANEDIONE; ALCOHOL; BETA CAROTENE; CARANE; CARVONE; CHOCOLATE MINT ESSENTIAL OIL; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ISOMENTHOL; LINOLEIC ACID; MENTHOL; MENTHYL ACETATE; MINT FURANONE; MONO (2 ETHYL HEXYL)ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PEPPERMINT ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PULEGONE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MENTHA PIPERITA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPECIES COMPARISON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84882960146     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v12i4.20     Document Type: Article

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