Douglas Fir Essential Oil

  • Botanical Name:  Pseudotsuga menziesii
  • Alternative Names: Doug-fir, Douglas pine
  • Botanical Family: Pinaceae
  • Primary Constituent: Beta-Pinene
  • Other Main Constituents: Alpha-Pinene, 3-carvene, sabinene
  • Distillation Method: Steam distillation
  • Plant Part: Leaf, branch

Aromatherapy and Essential Oils (PDQ®): Health Professional Version

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PDQ Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies Editorial Board PDQ Cancer Information Summaries, 2017 EXCERPT: This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the use of aromatherapy and essential oils in the treatment of people with cancer. It is intended as a resource to inform and assist clinicians who care for cancer… Read more »

Effect of various essential oils isolated from Douglas fir needles upon sheep and deer rumen microbial activity

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Oh HK, Sakai T, Jones MB, Longhurst WM Applied microbiology, 1967 ABSTRACT: The effects of essential oils isolated from Douglas fir needles on sheep and deer rumen microbial activity were tested by use of an anaerobic manometric technique. Rumen microorganisms were obtained from a sheep which had been fed mainly on alfalfa hay and dried… Read more »

Ocimum basilicum: Antibacterial activity and association study with antibiotics against bacteria of clinical importance

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Araújo SV, Pereira SJ, de Luna FPH, Fernanda RFA, Douglas MCH, Beuttenmuller NAL, Oliveira LE Pharmaceutical biology, 2016 ABSTRACT: Ocimum basilicum: Antibacterial activity and association study with antibiotics against bacteria of clinical importance. – PubMed – NCBI CONTEXT: Ocimum basilicum L. (Lamiaceae), popularly known as basil, is part of a group of medicinal plants widely… Read more »