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| | Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Pistacia atlantica Desf. Journal of Essential Oil Research: JEOR - Find ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | Oil of the fruits contained high amounts of oxygenated monoterpenes, with bornyl acetate (21.5%) as the major component, while oxygenated monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes were found to predominate in the oil of leaves among which terpinen-4-ol (21.7%) and elemol (20.0%) were the most abundant components. |
 | | Pistacia atlantica, Anacardiaceae, essential oil composition, α-pinene, β-pinene, bornyl acetate, terpinen-4-ol, elemol. |
 | | Pistacia atlantica is valued because it is the source of mastic gum, an exudate which strengthens gums, deodorizes breath, combats coughs, chills and stomach diseases (3). |
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