Lavandula Essential Oils: A Current Review of Applications in Medicinal, Food, and Cosmetic Industries of Lavender

Abstract

The global essential oil market has been steadily increasing in size over the past few years, and is estimated to reach ca. $7.5 billion USD per annum by 2018. Lavenders (Lavandula; Lamiaceae) contribute significantly to this market, yielding ca. 1500 tons of essential oils which are primarily used in cosmetics, personal care products, and medicines. Recent literature indicates that these oils may also have applications in food preservation and pest control, among others. The medicinal and pharmaceutical properties of lavenders are chiefly due their essential oils, in particular the major essential oil constituents linalool and linalyl acetate, although certain activities have been attributed to the phenolic compounds. In addition, there is evidence that the major and minor essential oil constituents act synergistically to provide various biological effects. A substantial amount of current research focuses on evaluating the biological activities of lavender essential oils for potential use in traditional and complementary medicine, food systems, cosmetic and fragrance formulations, and insect control products. This review examines recent progress in these areas, and highlights the current and future implications for these economically and medicinally valuable plants.

Lavandula dentata from Italy: Analysis of Trichomes and Volatiles

“…From the comparison with literature data (see Table 5), a high level of quali-quantitative variability in the EO compositions emerged, probably due to the different areas of origin of the samples, the heterogeneity of the employed plant material and the different extraction methods. [18] In most studies, the dominance of the oxygenated monoterpenes was confirmed, [10,16,17,22] but both the total number of compounds and the major compounds varied. According to this, different chemotypes were recognized in L. dentata, i. e., i) 1,8-cineole/β-pinene (like the one in this study) in samples from Algeria [23,24] and Mexico; [25] ii) linalool/linalyl acetate in specimens from Palestine [14] and one accession from Tunisia; [13] iii) 1,8cineole/camphor/fenchone in almost all published EO compositions for Brazilian specimens [12,26,27] and Tunisia.…”

“…Concerning the ecological role, different authors reported the antifungal and anti-ochratoxigenic activity of the EO of L. dentata against Aspergillus carbornarius, its deterrence ability towards Aedes albopictus oviposition, along with larvicidal, insecticidal, fumigant and antimicrobic activities. [3,11,[16][17][18] Regarding the EO biological activity, antioxidant properties, cytotoxic effects towards tumor cell lines, as well as neuroprotective, sedative, antidepressant and carminative abilities were documented. [3,14,17,19,20] In this framework, the work presented hereafter proposes a multidisciplinary study on L. dentata grown in Italy, combining a morphological and phytochemical study approach in order to: 1) describe the trichome morphotypes on leaves and flowers by means of Light Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy; 2) evaluate the histochemical features to localize in situ the main compound classes of metabolites present in their secretions; 3) characterize the leaf and flower VOC emission profiles and analyze the composition of the EO obtained from the aerial parts at blooming.…”

SRAP markers for genetic diversity assessment of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia mill.) varieties and breeding lines

“…is an important oil-bearing plant belonging to the mint family (Lamiaceae), which is cultivated as medicinal and garden plant, and for essential oil production worldwide [1]. Large and increasing volumes of lavender essential oil are applied in a wide range of home and personal care products, perfumery, aroma-therapy and alternative medicine [2]. During the last decade Bulgaria has emerged as the world's largest producer and exporter of lavender essential oil [2,3].…”

“…Large and increasing volumes of lavender essential oil are applied in a wide range of home and personal care products, perfumery, aroma-therapy and alternative medicine [2]. During the last decade Bulgaria has emerged as the world's largest producer and exporter of lavender essential oil [2,3]. This was related to expansion of the lavender growing areas, including establishment of new lavender fields in the country regions with diverse soil and climatic conditions, which have been traditionally used for growing other crops.…”

Yanıt Yüzey Metodolojisi Şartlarında Karabaş Otu Yağının Kompleks Koaservasyon Yöntemi İle Enkapsülasyonu

“…Yapılan başka bir çalışmada, organik domateslerden izole edilen V. dahliae mikroorganizmalarına karşı etkili bir biyofungisit olduğu ortaya koyulmuştur [11]. Diğer bir çalışmada ise karabaş otu yağı, bazı bakterilere karşı antibakteriyel etki göstermiştir [12][13][14]. Literatürdeki diğer çalışmalar ışığında karabaş otu yağının geniş kullanım alanına sahip önemli bir esansiyel yağ olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.…”