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-i...

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Published in:	Libyan Journal of Medicine
Main Authors:	Mohamed Nadjib Boukhatem, Mohamed Amine Ferhat, Abdelkrim Kameli, Fairouz Saidi, Hadjer Tchoketch Kebir
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2014-09-01
Subjects:	lemon grass essential oil antifungal activity anti-inflammatory effect citral aromatherapy
Online Access:	http://www.libyanjournalofmedicine.net/index.php/ljm/article/download/25431/pdf_1