The Bioactivity and Toxicological Actions of Carvacrol

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 304-318

  Suntres, Zacharias E ^a   Coccimiglio, John ^a   Alipour, Misagh ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

herbs; oregano; thyme; toxicity

Indexed keywords

ORIGANUM; THYMUS VULGARIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CARVACROL; ESSENTIAL OIL; TERPENE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS;

EID: 84914094418     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2011.653458     Document Type: Article

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