Volatile components of nigella damascena L. and nigella sativa L. seeds

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 585-587

  Rchid, H ^a   Nmila, R ^a   Bessiere J M ^b   Sauvaire, Y ^b   Chokairi M ^c  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Essential oil composition; Extract composition; Methyl 3 methoxy N methyl anthranilate; Nigella damascena; Nigella sativa; P cymene; Ranunculaceae; Thymoquinone; elemene

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; EXTRACTION; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BETA-ELEMENE; EXTRACT COMPOSITION; METHYL3-METHOXY-N-METHYL ANTHRANILATE; NIGELLA DAMASCENA; NIGELLA SATIVA; P-CYMENEN; RANUNCULACEAE; THYMOQUINONE;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

CUMINUM CYMINUM; NIGELLA DAMASCENA; NIGELLA SATIVA; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 9144255481     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2004.9698804     Document Type: Article

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