The Therapeutic Benefits of Essential Oils

Djılanı, Abdelouaheb; Dıcko, Amadou

doi:10.5772/25344

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“…[243] But many studies showed that essential oils and their volatile constituents are also used extensively to prevent and cure human disease. [244] Numerous works reported that essential oils such as oregano (Origanum vulgare), tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia), lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), peppermint (Mentha piperita), basil (Ocimum basilicum) etc. and their components like eucalyptol, camphor, linalool, α-terpineol, borneol, α-pinene, β-pinene etc.…”

Section: Essential Oils In Pharmacological and Medicinal Industriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Biosynthesis of essential oils in aromatic plants: A review

Rehman

Hanif

Mushtaq

et al. 2015

Food Reviews International

134

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In aromatic plants species, biosynthesis of essential oils oocurs through two complex natural biochemical pathways involving different enzymatic reactions. Isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and its isomer dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP) are the universal precursors of essential oils biosynthesis and are produced by the cytosolic enzymatic MVA (mevalonic acid) pathway or by plastidic and enzymatic 1-deoxy-D-xylolose-5-phosphate (DXP), also called the 2-Cmethylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway. In the particular plant cell part, prenyl diphosphate synthases condense isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP) further to form prenyl diphosphates, which are used as substrates for geranyl diphosphate, C 10 (GPP) or for fernesyl diphosphate, C 15 (FPP). Essential oils are final terpenoid products and are formed by a huge group of enzymes known as terpene synthases (TPS). Essential oils are important secondary metabolites of plants and have been used not only in different industries but also in ethnobotanical medicines for centuries. Hence, considerable research has been undertaken to understand the essential oils biosynthetic pathways. This review will be a valuable source of information in the field of natural products as we give detailed insights about biosynthesis of essential oils in plants, and thus indicate also new unexplored horizons for further research.

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Section: Essential Oils In Pharmacological and Medicinal Industriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The usual consideration is that the industrial application of essential oils began in the nineteenth century [240] . The valuable physical and psychological curative benefits can be obtained from the essential oils due to aroma and complex chemical composition [241][242][243][244] .…”

Section: Use Of Essential Oils In Cosmetics Pharmacological and Medimentioning

confidence: 99%

Biosynthesis of essential oils in aromatic plants: A review

Rehman

Hanif

Mushtaq

et al. 2015

Food Reviews International

134

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“…This result also provides plausible rationale for the ethnomedicinal uses of the plant in the management of epilepsy and related ailments. Concerning the specific compound(s) responsible for the various CNS activities of the EOPG or the general mode of action of this oil, it is impossible to point to a particular constituent of the oil as it is well known that essential oils have very complex mechanisms (Djilani and Dicko, 2012); and it will be necessary to evaluate some of the major compounds using the standard reference compounds especially β-sesquiphellandrene with a relative abundance of 20.9%. Other prominent constituents of EOPG are linalool (6.1%), limonene (5.8%), Z-β-bisabolene (5.4%) and α-pinene (5.3%).…”

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Psychoneuropharmacological activities and chemical composition of essential oil of fresh fruits of Piper guineense (Piperaceae) in mice

Oyemitan

Olayera

Alabi

et al. 2015

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…The huge production of essential oils (>70,000 tonnes per annum) with estimated market value of more than 700 million US $, indicate that production and its consumption is increasing (Djilani and Dicko, 2012). Thus there are numerous initiatives all over the world related to the cultivation of aromatic and medicinal plants, including Montenegro.…”

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confidence: 99%

Essential Oil Components and Antimicrobial Activity of Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) From Montenegro

Damjanovic-Vratnica¹,

Šuković²,

Perović³

2016

AgricultForest

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SUMMARYChemical composition of the essential oil of Mentha piperita L. (peppermint) from Montenegro was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and its antimicrobial activity was evaluated. GC-MS analysis showed that major components of peppermint oil were menthol (33.15%), menthon (19.61%), 1,8 cineole (6.37%) and methyl acetate (5.63%).Clinically isolated bacteria strains, Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli), were used for the antimicrobial activity tests, and results were compared with peppermint essential oil originated from Spain. The obtained results revealed that the essential oil of M. piperita from Montenegro has rather strong antibacterial activity, especially against Bacillus subtilis. These results confirm the potential use of M. piperita from Montenegro and its essential oil in the medical field as well as in the food industry.

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The Therapeutic Benefits of Essential Oils

Cited by 97 publications

References 145 publications

Biosynthesis of essential oils in aromatic plants: A review

Biosynthesis of essential oils in aromatic plants: A review

Psychoneuropharmacological activities and chemical composition of essential oil of fresh fruits of Piper guineense (Piperaceae) in mice

Essential Oil Components and Antimicrobial Activity of Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) From Montenegro

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