Biological activities of essential oils: From plant chemoecology to traditional healing systems

Molecules

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Sharifi Rad, Javad ^a   Sureda, Antoni ^b,c   Tenore, Gian Carlo ^d   Daglia, Maria ^e   Sharifi Rad, Mehdi ^f   Valussi, Marco ^g   Tundis, Rosa ^h   Sharifi Rad, Marzieh ⁱ   Loizzo, Monica R ^h   Oluwaseun Ademiluyi, Adedayo ^j,k   Sharifi Rad, Razieh ^a   Ayatollahi, Seyed Abdulmajid ^a   Iriti, Marcello ^l  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^f ZABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^g European Herbal and Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association (EHTPA)   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

^j FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^k FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ESSENTIAL OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FLOWER; HUMAN; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FLOWERS; HUMANS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 85009458346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules22010070     Document Type: Review

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