Essential oils: Chemistry and pharmacological activities

DP de Sousa, ROS Damasceno, R Amorati… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this review, we provide an overview of the current understanding of the main mechanisms
of pharmacological action of essential oils and their components in various biological …

Inhalation Aromatherapy via Brain-Targeted Nasal Delivery: Natural Volatiles or Essential Oils on Mood Disorders

J Cui, M Li, Y Wei, H Li, X He, Q Yang, Z Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mood disorders, also often referred to as affective disorders, are a group of psychiatric
illnesses that severely impact mood and its related functions. The high medical expenditures …

Essential oils, phytoncides, aromachology, and aromatherapy—a review

S Thangaleela, BS Sivamaruthi, P Kesika, M Bharathi… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chemical compounds from plants have been used as a medicinal source for various
diseases. Aromachology is a unique field that studies the olfactory effects after inhaling …

Natural products for the treatment of stress-induced depression: Pharmacology, mechanism and traditional use

W Dai, K Feng, X Sun, L Xu, S Wu, K Rahmand… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Depression, one of the most common psychiatric
disorders, is the fourth leading cause of long-term disability worldwide. A series of causes …

Polymeric nanoparticles for enhanced delivery and improved bioactivity of essential oils

SB Adeyemi, AM Akere, JI Orege, O Ejeromeghene… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Essential oils are volatile constituents that give aromatic plants their characteristic odour.
The application of these plant actives in food, agriculture, pharmaceutics, and cosmetics has …

Comparison of chemical composition and activities of essential oils from fresh leaves of Pelargonium graveolens L′ Herit. extracted by hydrodistillation and …

L Wei, H Yang, H Li, M Zhu, S Mi, Q Lu, M Liu… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, enzymatic pretreatment combined with solvent-free microwave extraction (EP-
SFME) was used to extract essential oils from fresh leaves of Pelargonium graveolens L …

Antidepressant effects of essential oils: A review of the past decade (2012–2022) and molecular docking study of their major chemical components

ECM Fonseca, LR Ferreira, PLB Figueiredo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Depression is a mental disorder that affects more than 300 million people worldwide. The
medications available for treatment take a long time to exhibit therapeutic results and …

Chemical variability, pharmacological potential, multivariate and molecular docking analyses of essential oils obtained from four medicinal plants

BS Jugreet, MF Mahomoodally, KI Sinan… - Industrial crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Essential oils (EOs) hold tremendous medicinal attributes and are greatly exploited
industrially worldwide. In the present study, the chemical composition of five EOs prepared …

The harmful effects of acute PM2.5 exposure to the heart and a novel preventive and therapeutic function of CEOs

L Dong, W Sun, F Li, M Shi, X Meng, C Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Epidemiological researches have demonstrated the relationship between PM2. 5 exposure
and increased morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular injury. However, no effective …

S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) monotherapy for depression: an 8-week double-blind, randomised, controlled trial

J Sarris, J Murphy, C Stough, D Mischoulon… - …, 2020 - Springer
Rationale Dysregulation of the one carbon cycle is documented in depression. Thereby, S-
adenosylmethionine (SAMe), a one–carbon cycle nutraceutical compound with a favourable …