Plant Essential Oil with Biological Activity (II)

Abstract

Essential oils (EOs) are concentrated hydrophobic liquids that originate from plants and contain different bioactive chemicals and volatile substances. Several plant essential oils (PEOs) are obtained from a variety of medicinal plants and have been utilized in folk medicine and traditional pharmacopoeia. They have a long history of usage as antibacterial medicines to treat various human, animal, and plant diseases. The extraction of essential oils frequently involves fractional distillation with a variety of organic solvents. EOs can be used successfully in the food and cosmetics industries in addition to their traditional use as antimicrobial agents. This Special Issue covers various significant PEOs and their individual chemical constituents and biological-pharmaceutical functions. Further information focused on the chemical characterizations, modes of action, and biopharmaceutical properties of PEOs. This Special Issue includes seventeen research papers from different geographical zones.

Preparation of Perilla frutescens L. essential oil hydrogel beads and preservation application research in strawberry

“…Plant essential oils (PEOs) are aromatic substances extracted from leaves, flowers, seeds and fruits of plants [ 1 ]. The chemical composition of PEOs is extremely complex and usually contains a variety of different compounds [ 2 ], such as terpenes, aldehydes, ketones, phenols and ethers.…”