Antioxidant activities of essential oils of Clausena anisata (Rutaceae) and Plectranthus glandulosus (Labiateae), plants used against stored grain insects in North Cameroon
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Trypanosoma brucei Inhibition by Essential Oils from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Traditionally Used in Cameroon (Azadirachta indica, Aframomum melegueta, Aframomum daniellii, Clausena anisata, Dichrostachys cinerea and Echinops giganteus)
Essential oils are complex mixtures of volatile components produced by the plant secondary metabolism and consist mainly of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes and, to a minor extent, of aromatic and aliphatic compounds. They are exploited in several fields such as perfumery, food, pharmaceutics, and cosmetics. Essential oils have long-standing uses in the treatment of infectious diseases and paras...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1991-8631
DOI: 10.4314/ijbcs.v3i3.45338