National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.
Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.
Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Feb 3;22(4):1521. doi: 10.3390/ijms22041521.
Natural compounds obtained from different medicinal and aromatic plants have gained respect as alternative treatments to synthetic drugs, as well as raw materials for different applications (cosmetic, food and feed industries, environment protection, and many others). Based on a literature survey on dedicated databases, the aim of the present work is to be a critical discussion of aspects regarding classical extraction versus modern extraction techniques; possibilities to scale up (advantages and disadvantages of different extraction methods usually applied and the influence of extraction parameters); and different medicinal and aromatic plants' different applications (medical and industrial applications, as well as the potential use in nanotechnology). As nowadays, research studies are directed toward the development of modern, innovative applications of the medicinal and aromatic plants, aspects regarding future perspectives are also discussed.
从不同药用和芳香植物中获得的天然化合物作为替代合成药物的治疗方法得到了重视，同时也作为不同应用（化妆品、食品和饲料工业、环境保护等）的原材料。基于对专门数据库的文献调查，本工作旨在对经典提取与现代提取技术的各个方面进行批判性讨论；扩大规模的可能性（通常应用的不同提取方法的优缺点以及提取参数的影响）；以及不同药用和芳香植物的不同应用（医疗和工业应用，以及在纳米技术中的潜在用途）。由于如今的研究工作都致力于开发药用和芳香植物的现代创新应用，因此也讨论了未来展望方面的问题。
