The extraction of essential oils is generally carried out by two main techniques: azeotropic
distillation (hydrodistillation, hydrodiffusion, and steam distillation) and extraction with …

Laurus nobilis is native to the southern Mediterranean region and cultivated mainly in
Europe and the USA as an ornamental and medicinal plant. The chemical composition of …

Methods used for obtaining essential oils can be ranged as simple, fractional, vacuum, water-
steam distillations and micro-wave assisted hydro distillation. Distillation methods are mainly …

In recent years, essential oils have received a growing interest because of the positive
health effects of their novel characteristics such as antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant …

Medicinal plants and culinary herbs have gained importance in the last decade as cytotoxic
and antitumor agents. We hypothesized that some of the commonly used spices with …

We aimed at comparing the effects of domestication and extraction technique on the
chemical profiling and antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Rosmarinus officinalis …

A novel microwave method has been applied to the hydrothermal extraction of essential oil
from plants. An insulated microwave coaxial antenna was introduced inside a 1000ml glass …

Abstract Effects of microwave assisted hydrodistillation (MAHD) and conventional
hydrodistillation (HD) methods on yield, composition, specific gravity, refractive index, and …

The aim of this study was to obtain essential oil (LNEO) from the Laurus nobilis L. plant, and
to prepare LNEO-loaded poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) nanoparticles (NPs) as an …

Essential Oils: Contact Allergy and Chemical Composition provides a full review of contact
allergy to essential oils along with detailed analyses of the chemical composition of …