Essential oils are being studied for more than 60 years, but a growing interest has emerged
in the recent decades due to a desire for a rediscovery of natural remedies. Essential oils …

For centuries, plants have been used for a wide variety of purposes, from treating infectious
diseases to food preservation and perfume production. Presently, the increasing resistance …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Chios mastic gum constitutes a unique Greek product,
produced exclusively in the southern part of the island of Chios. References about its use …

Aim: This historical medical literature review aims at understanding the evolution of the
medical existence of oral cancer over times, particularly better comprehending if the …

Background: The genus Stachys L.(Lamiaceae) includes about 300 species as annual or
perennial herbs or small shrubs, spread in temperate regions of Mediterranean, Asia …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Over the past thousand years, Islamic physicians have
collected cultural, philosophical, sociological and historical backgrounds for understanding …

This study presents, for the first-time, the results of a study on the hydrodynamic diameter of
essential oils (EOs) of basil and lavender in water, and solutions of EOs of basil (B) and …

Introduction The human defense against microorganisms dates back to the ancient
civilizations, with attempts to use substances from vegetal, animal, or inorganic origin to fight …

Genus Amomum with 108 currently accepted species is distributed in tropical and
subtropical Asia. This article is a comprehensive review of the chemical profiles of Amomum …

Hypericum genus, considered to comprise over 500 species that exhibit cosmopolitan
distribution, has attracted human interest since ancient times. The present review aims to …