Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil as a potent anti-inflammatory and antifungal drugs
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Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil as a potent anti-inflammatory and antifungal drugs
BACKGROUND Volatile oils obtained from lemon grass [Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf, Poaceae family] are used in traditional medicine as remedies for the treatment of various diseases. AIMS In the present study, lemon grass essential oil (LGEO) was evaluated for its in vivo topical and oral anti-inflammatory effects, and for its in vitro antifungal activity using both liquid and vapor phases....
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عنوان ژورنال: Libyan Journal of Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1993-2820,1819-6357
DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v9.25431