Aromatic Plant Research Center, 230 N 1200 E, Suite 102, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA.
Nutrients. 2018 Sep 1;10(9):1196. doi: 10.3390/nu10091196.
Members of the genus L. have been used in traditional medicine for centuries for treating gastrointestinal disorders, pain, inflammatory conditions, wounds, and for cancer prevention and antiaging, among others. Many of the biological activities of species can be attributed to nonvolatile curcuminoids, but these plants also produce volatile chemicals. Essential oils, in general, have shown numerous beneficial effects for health maintenance and treatment of diseases. Essential oils from spp., particularly , have demonstrated various health-related biological activities and several essential oil companies have recently marketed oils. This review summarizes the volatile components of various species, the biological activities of essential oils, and potential safety concerns of essential oils and their components.
该属的许多成员在几个世纪以来一直被用于传统医学，用于治疗胃肠道疾病、疼痛、炎症性疾病、伤口以及预防癌症和抗衰老等。许多物种的生物活性可以归因于非挥发性姜黄素，但这些植物也产生挥发性化学物质。一般来说，精油对保持健康和治疗疾病表现出许多有益的作用。来自 spp.的精油，特别是 ，已经表现出各种与健康相关的生物活性，最近几家精油公司已经推出了 精油。本综述总结了各种 物种的挥发性成分、 精油的生物活性以及 精油及其成分的潜在安全问题。
