Essential oils and their pharmacotherapeutics applications in human diseases

Panda, Sneha; Sahoo, Soumya P.; Tripathy, Kabita; Singh, Yengkhom Disco; Sarma, Mrinal Kumar; Babu, Punuri Jayasekhar; Singh, Mayanglambam Chandrakumar

doi:10.1007/s13596-020-00477-z

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“…While choosing essential oils, the literature and the oils with the most products in pharmacies/markets in Türkiye were taken as the basis. 5,14 Thirty-two essential oils including ambrette, bergamot, camphor, catnip, cinnamon, citronella, clove bud, cypress, elemi, eucalyptus, frankincense, geranium (pelargonium), grapefruit, juniper, laurel, lavender, lemon peel, mint, neroli, niaouli, orange peel, patchouli, pine turpentine, rose, rosemary, sage, sandalwood, tea tree, thyme, Turkish sage (trilobed sage), vetiver, and ylang-ylang were selected. Participants who heard about or used at least one of the essential oils were asked to indicate the sources from which they got information about essential oils.…”

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What Does a Community Think About Aromatherapy?

Gökkaya,

Koçer,

Renda

2024

Holistic Nursing Practice

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The awareness and usage of aromatherapy applications are increasing day by day in society. The current study aims to evaluate the thoughts and attitudes of individuals toward aromatherapy in Türkiye and to determine factors affecting the use of aromatherapy. This community-based descriptive study is conducted throughout Türkiye. Nine hundred eighty-five questionnaires were suitable for data quality. SPSS 23.0 statistical package program was used, and the statistical significance level was accepted as P value of less than .05. Approximately 72.4% of the participants have heard of aromatherapy. The rate of hearing about the concept of aromatherapy was found to be statistically significantly higher among women (P = .000), those residing in a province/district (P = .011), and those working in an income-generating positions (P = .003). It was determined that 58.9% of the participants used any essential oil. The 5 most commonly used essential oils are lavender, tea tree, peppermint, rose, and thyme, respectively. The rate of essential oil use in women is higher than in men (P = .000). The conditions in which essential oils are most frequently used are to provide beauty to the skin (51.7%), skin diseases (51.0%), and respiratory tract diseases (46.0%), respectively. The most common sources of information about the essential oils used by the participants are the Internet/social media (57.6%) and pharmacists (53.4%). The results of this research revealed that the awareness and use of aromatherapy practice in the community are high according to the literature. Considering the high tendency to use these products among the public, physicians, pharmacists, and nurses must provide consultancy services on the use of these products.

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What Does a Community Think About Aromatherapy?

Gökkaya,

Koçer,

Renda

2024

Holistic Nursing Practice

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“…5). Likewise, secondary metabolites include flavonoids, phenol acid, alkaloids, volatile oils, terpenes, saponins, tannins, and many more (Dias et al 2012;Azmir et al 2013;Woolley 2001;Panda et al 2020). Different species of plants accumulate specific secondary metabolites and also plays an imperative role during survival and adaptability process of the plant primarily by modulating the cellular homeostasis (Panigrahi and Satapathy 2020a, b, c;Sahoo and Satapathy 2020).…”

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Bioactive molecules from plants: a prospective approach to combat SARS-CoV-2

Panigrahi

Sahoo

et al. 2021

ADV TRADIT MED (ADTM)

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The emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has put the entire globe into unrest, primarily due to unavailability of specific drug against the viral proteins. In the last two decades the world has withstood many contagious disease crashes. SARS-CoV-2 has put the world and the mankind in danger. It is spreading unstoppably all over the world. The virus is evolving and thus the pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 strains has been different and making it difficult to develop a broad-spectrum anti-viral molecule that would be effective against all the SARS-CoV-2 variants. This imperative situation demands development of molecules for effective treatment against SARS-CoV-2. The phytomolecules or the bioactive molecules of plants could be a great alternative to combat SARS-CoV-2. The bioactive molecules with their antiviral properties and the secondary metabolites may effectively deactivate the functioning of viral proteins. The structural configuration of 2019-nCoV proteins and genomic information are available, thus contributing immensely for fast molecular docking studies and hence, enables screening of numerous accessible phytomolecules. In the current study, we have essentially highlighted common phytomolecules against the known viral proteins and described the mode of action of few plant-derived molecules which have the potential to suppress the activity of the viral proteins.

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“…Aromatic plants have an ancient legacy of application in traditional medicine due to their therapeutic properties. Interestingly, essential oils extracted from several plants have shown promise as potential therapeutic agents [2].…”

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Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activities of the Leaf and Fruit Essential Oils of the West African Plum, Vitex doniana

Odoom

Aboagye

Acheampong

et al. 2023

Journal of Chemistry

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Vitex doniana (West African plum or black plum) is a plant with varying phytoconstituents and biological activities across different countries. In this study, essential oils extracted from the leaves and fruits of Vitex doniana cultivated in Ghana were investigated for their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. The antioxidant actions of the essential oils were determined using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), phosphomolybdenum, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assays. For both essential oils, the total antioxidant capacities ranged from 44 to 68 µg/g AAE, the IC50 values for H2O2 scavenging activity were between 87 and 242 µg/mL, whereas that for DPPH assay were between 322 and 599 µg/mL. The IC50 for the TBARS assay for both essential oils also ranged from 247 to 414 µg/mL. The antimicrobial activities of the essential oils were investigated using the broth dilution assay. The minimum inhibition concentration for the essential oils ranged from 12.5 to 50 mg/mL. Biofilm inhibitory activity was also evaluated for both essential oils, and the fruit essential oil showed a half-maximal inhibition of biofilm formation (BIC50) at 44.40 ± 0.6 mg/mL, whereas the BIC50 value of the leaf essential oil was 109.1 ± 0.9 mg/mL. The fruit essential oil was superior to the leaf essential oil in inhibiting the secretion of pyoverdine. Molecular docking analyses suggested that methyl cinnamate, ethyl cinnamate, p-menth-4-en-3-one, trans-α-ionone, benzyl benzoate, isobutyl cinnamate, and folic acid likely interacted with LasR and algC proteins, and hence, contributed to the inhibition of biofilm formation and pyoverdine secretion. Essential oils from Vitex doniana could, therefore, be exploited as a natural source of radical scavenging and antimicrobial agents and could be useful in the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries.

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Essential oils and their pharmacotherapeutics applications in human diseases

Cited by 23 publications

References 105 publications

What Does a Community Think About Aromatherapy?

What Does a Community Think About Aromatherapy?

Bioactive molecules from plants: a prospective approach to combat SARS-CoV-2

Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activities of the Leaf and Fruit Essential Oils of the West African Plum, Vitex doniana

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