Elshafie Hazem S, Camele Ippolito
School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Via dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy.
Plants (Basel). 2023 Oct 19;12(20):3616. doi: 10.3390/plants12203616.
Essential oils (EOs) are concentrated hydrophobic liquids that originate from plants and contain different bioactive chemicals and volatile substances. Several plant essential oils (PEOs) are obtained from a variety of medicinal plants and have been utilized in folk medicine and traditional pharmacopoeia. They have a long history of usage as antibacterial medicines to treat various human, animal, and plant diseases. The extraction of essential oils frequently involves fractional distillation with a variety of organic solvents. EOs can be used successfully in the food and cosmetics industries in addition to their traditional use as antimicrobial agents. This Special Issue covers various significant PEOs and their individual chemical constituents and biological-pharmaceutical functions. Further information focused on the chemical characterizations, modes of action, and biopharmaceutical properties of PEOs. This Special Issue includes seventeen research papers from different geographical zones.
精油(EOs)是源自植物的浓缩疏水液体,含有不同的生物活性化学物质和挥发性物质。几种植物精油(PEOs)是从多种药用植物中提取的,已被用于民间医学和传统药典。它们作为抗菌药物治疗各种人类、动物和植物疾病有着悠久的使用历史。精油的提取通常涉及用多种有机溶剂进行分馏。除了传统上用作抗菌剂外,精油还可成功用于食品和化妆品行业。本期特刊涵盖了各种重要的植物精油及其各自的化学成分和生物制药功能。进一步的信息聚焦于植物精油的化学表征、作用方式和生物制药特性。本期特刊包括来自不同地理区域的十七篇研究论文。