Neuropharmacological activities of phytoncide released from Cryptomeria japonica

Wei-Wen Cheng1, Chi Chen Lin1, Fang-Hua Chu2, Shang‐Tzen Chang2, Sheng-Yang Wang1
1Department of Forestry/Core Lab of Plant Metabolomics in Biotechnology Development Center, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
2School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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