“…EOs are extracted from leaves, bark, flowers, and seeds of aromatic plants and are "generally recognized as safe," (GRAS) [19]. Eos, such as thyme, clove, cinnamon and tea tree, peppermint, oregano, lemongrass, and citronella, are plant-derived compounds that exhibit promising inhibitory effects [3,18,21]. EOs from the Myrtaceae family such as cloves, eucalyptus, galbanum, thyme, and tea tree contain eugenol and terpinen-4-ol as major bioactive components.…”