Essential oils are one of the most notorious natural products used for medical purposes.
Combined with their popular use in dermatology, their availability, and the development of …

In vitro studies have demonstrated antibacterial activity of essential oils (EOs) against
Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli O157: H7, Shigella …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

The volatile oils of black pepper [Piper nigrum L.(Piperaceae)], clove [Syzygium aromaticum
(L.) Merr. & Perry (Myrtaceae)], geranium [Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit (Geraniaceae)] …

Complementary and alternative medicines such as tea tree (melaleuca) oil have become
increasingly popular in recent decades. This essential oil has been used for almost 100 …

The essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) has broad-spectrum antimicrobial
activity. The mechanisms of action of tea tree oil and three of its components, 1, 8-cineole …

This review describes the use of some natural products in cosmetic preparations, due to
their low mammalian toxicity, with a brief description of the major use, plant parts used, the …

The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of 60 terpenoids against Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans have been …

A new microdilution method has been developed for determining the minimum inhibitory
concentration (MIC) of oil‐based compounds. The redox dye resazurin was used to …

A number of papers reporting antimicrobial properties of extracts, essential oils, resins and
various classes of compounds isolated from higher plants have been published in recent …