Optimization of Extraction and Pharmacological Activities of Essential Oil from Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) Seeds using Clevenger Distillation
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Composition, In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Essential Oil and Oleoresins Obtained from Black Cumin Seeds (Nigella sativa L.)
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Research in Chemistry
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1996-5052
DOI: 10.3923/crc.2018.1.9