Cymbopogon species; ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and the pharmacological importance

Molecules

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 7438-7453

  Avoseh, Opeyemi ^a   Oyedeji, Opeoluwa ^a   Rungqu, Pamela ^a   Nkeh Chungag, Benedicta ^b   Oyedeji, Adebola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chemo types; Cymbopogon; Ethnopharmacology; Secondary metabolites; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CYMBOPOGON; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; CYMBOPOGON; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; OILS, VOLATILE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84929208521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules20057438     Document Type: Review

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