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Original Articles

Essential Oil Compositions of Thymus kotschyanus Boiss. Obtained by Hydrodistillation and Microwave Oven Distillation

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Pages 117-122 | Received 10 Jun 2011, Accepted 23 Nov 2011, Published online: 16 May 2013

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