The chemical constituents of the fruit essential oil of xylopia aethiopica (dunal) a. rich from Nigeria

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 186-189

  Asekun, O T ^a   Kunle, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Medicinal Plant Research   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Annonaceae; Monoterpenes; Xylopia aethiopica

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010526324     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972-060X.2004.10643390     Document Type: Article

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