Herbal medicinal products have been documented as a significant source for discovering
new pharmaceutical molecules that have been used to treat serious diseases. Many plant …

Essential oils are a complex mixture of odoriferous, volatile organic compounds. There are
an extensive number of published articles which highlight the antimicrobial action of a …

Background Consumer concern on the use of naturally-occurring antimicrobials from plants,
microorganisms and animal sources continues to grow daily, mostly triggered by the …

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 …

A wide range of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) have been explored for their
essential oils in the past few decades. Essential oils are complex volatile compounds …

Eugenol is a hydroxyphenyl propene, naturally occurring in the essential oils of several
plants belonging to the Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae, and Myristicaceae families. It is …

Background Essential oils are volatile and lipophilic liquid extracts made from plants as
secondary metabolites that can be obtained by distillation. To date, several studies have …

Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) is one of the most valuable spices that has been used for
centuries as food preservative and for many medicinal purposes. Clove is native of …

The consumer preference for clean-label products is requiring the food industry to
reformulate their products by replacing artificial additives with natural alternatives. Essential …

Essential oils (EOs) have been long recognized for their antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral,
insecticidal and antioxidant properties. They are widely used in medicine and the food …