This review covers literature data summarizing, on one hand, the chemistry of essential oils
and, on the other hand, their most important activities. Essential oils, which are complex …

Essential oils (EOs) are complex mixtures of low molecular weight compounds extracted
from plants by steam distillation and various solvents. Terpenoids and phenylpropanoids are …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Melissa officinalis L. is a medicinal plant that has long
been used in different ethno-medical systems especially in the European Traditional …

Essential oils are of paramount importance in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural, and
food areas thanks to their crucial properties. However, stability and bioactivity determine the …

Essential oils are products obtained from plants, by steam distillation, mechanical processes
of citrus fruit epicarp, or dry distillation after separation of the aqueous phase by physical …

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

Objectives In this paper, we focused on essential oils and their constituents as skin
penetration enhancers for transdermal drug delivery, mechanism of their action as well as …

Since the middle ages, essential oils have been widely used for bactericidal, virucidal,
fungicidal, antiparasitical, insecticidal, medicinal and cosmetic applications, especially …

Essential oils and their volatile constituents are used widely to prevent and treat human
disease. The possible role and mode of action of these natural products is discussed with …

: Labiatae family is well represented in Iran by 46 genera and 410 species and subspecies.
Many members of this family are used in traditional and folk medicine. Also they are used as …