Stringaro Annarita, Colone Marisa, Angiolella Letizia
National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, Italian National Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Medicines (Basel). 2018 Oct 21;5(4):112. doi: 10.3390/medicines5040112.
Since ancient times, plants have been used to preserve food, or for their health properties. Essential oils are complex mixtures of volatile compounds that are obtained from botanical material, specifically from aromatic plants. Lamiaceae is one of the most important families in the production of essential oils, as it has both antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. The essential oils of (the Lamiaceae family) have been extensively studied for their biological actions. In this review, we report the antioxidant, antifungal, antibiofilm, and cytotoxic properties of spp. essential oils. The first objective is to provide comprehensive information about the use of essential oils in the treatment of fungal infections, or as antioxidants and integrative anticancer therapy. The second is to explore the evidence supporting its effectiveness in treating diseases without causing any serious adverse reactions.
自古以来,植物就被用于保存食物或因其健康特性而被使用。精油是从植物材料,特别是芳香植物中获得的挥发性化合物的复杂混合物。唇形科是精油生产中最重要的科之一,因为它具有抗氧化和抗菌特性。唇形科植物的精油因其生物活性已得到广泛研究。在本综述中,我们报告了唇形科植物精油的抗氧化、抗真菌、抗生物膜和细胞毒性特性。第一个目标是提供有关精油在治疗真菌感染或作为抗氧化剂和综合抗癌疗法方面使用的全面信息。第二个目标是探索支持其在治疗疾病时有效且不会引起任何严重不良反应的证据。