Irving K. Barber School of Arts & Sciences Unit 2, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, Canada.
Planta Med. 2011 Jan;77(1):7-15. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1250136. Epub 2010 Jul 21.
Lavenders and their essential oils have been used in alternative medicine for several centuries. The volatile compounds that comprise lavender essential oils, including linalool and linalyl acetate, have demonstrative therapeutic properties, and the relative abundance of these metabolites is greatly influenced by the genetics and environment of the developing plants. With the rapid progress of molecular biology and the genomic sciences, our understanding of essential oil biosynthesis has greatly improved over the past few decades. At the same time, there is a recent surge of interest in the use of natural remedies, including lavender essential oils, in alternative medicine and aromatherapy. This article provides a review of recent developments related to the biosynthesis and medicinal properties of lavender essential oils.
薰衣草及其精油在替代医学中已经使用了几个世纪。构成薰衣草精油的挥发性化合物，包括芳樟醇和乙酸芳樟酯，具有明显的治疗特性，而这些代谢物的相对丰度受发育中植物的遗传和环境的极大影响。随着分子生物学和基因组科学的快速发展，我们对精油生物合成的理解在过去几十年中得到了极大的提高。与此同时，人们对天然药物的使用，包括薰衣草精油，在替代医学和芳香疗法中的应用产生了浓厚的兴趣。本文综述了与薰衣草精油的生物合成和药用特性相关的最新研究进展。
