Chemical composition and antimicrobial activities of essential oil of nepeta cataria L. Against common causes of oral infections.

• Main Authors: Kamiar Zomorodian (Author), Mohammad Jamal Saharkhiz (Author), Mohammad Javad Rahimi (Author), Samaneh Shariatifard (Author), Keyvan Pakshir (Author), Reza Khashei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Over the past two decades, there has been a growing trend in using oral hygienic products from natural resources such as essential oils and plant extracts. Nepeta cataria L. is a member of the mint family (Labiatae) with several medicinal properties. The objective of this study was to determine the...