Essential oils: Pharmaceutical applications and encapsulation strategies into lipid-based delivery systems

C Cimino, OM Maurel, T Musumeci, A Bonaccorso… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Essential oils of Lamiaceae family plants as antifungals

TM Karpiński - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The incidence of fungal infections has been steadily increasing in recent years. Systemic
mycoses are characterized by the highest mortality. At the same time, the frequency of …

Rosmarinus officinalis and Skin: Antioxidant Activity and Possible Therapeutical Role in Cutaneous Diseases

F Li Pomi, V Papa, F Borgia, M Vaccaro, A Allegra… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rosemary plant, Rosmarinus officinalis L., one of the main members of the Lamiaceae
family, is currently one of the most promising herbal medicines due to its pharmaceutical …

Antimicrobial, antioxidant, α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities of a chemically characterized essential oil from Lavandula angustifolia Mill.: in vitro and in …

M Jeddi, N El Hachlafi, M El Fadili, N Benkhaira… - Biochemical Systematics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lavandula angustifolia is a medicinal plant widely known by its medicinal virtues against
various pathogenesis, including diabetes, cancer and infectious diseases. In this study we …

Optimization of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) Essential Oil Extraction: Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Effects

I Kallel, B Hadrich, B Gargouri… - Evidence‐Based …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Having high cytotoxicity cell line effect, Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume essential oil offers
a novel approach to the chemotherapy treatment. In order to enhance its quantity/purity, the …

Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and microbial-modulating activities of essential oils: Implications in colonic pathophysiology

E Spisni, G Petrocelli, V Imbesi, R Spigarelli… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Essential oils (EOs) are a complex mixture of hydrophobic and volatile compounds
synthesized from aromatic plants, most of them commonly used in the human diet. In recent …

Mediterranean essential oils as precious matrix components and active ingredients of lipid nanoparticles

C Carbone, C Martins-Gomes, C Caddeo… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Essential oils are recognized as valuable active pharmaceutical ingredients attributed to a
set of biological properties, which include antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antioxidant …

Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using the Lotus lalambensis Aqueous Leaf Extract and Their Anti-Candidal Activity against Oral Candidiasis

BM Abdallah, EM Ali - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Oral candidiasis is widely spread in both humans and animals, which is caused mainly by
Candida albicans. In this study, we aimed to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles: A versatile platform for encapsulation and delivery of essential oils for food applications

W Weisany, S Yousefi, SP Soufiani, D Pashang… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Essential oils (EOs) are biologically active and volatile substances that have found
widespread applications in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. However …

New tricks for old guys: Recent developments in the chemistry, biochemistry, applications and exploitation of selected species from the Lamiaceae Family

E Napoli, L Siracusa, G Ruberto - Chemistry & biodiversity, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lamiaceae is one of the largest families of flowering plants comprising about 250 genera
and over 7,000 species. Most of the plants of this family are aromatic and therefore important …