β-Citronellol, an alcoholic monoterpene with inhibitory properties on the contractility of rat trachea
Braz J Med Biol Res. 2016 Feb;49(2):e4800. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X20154800. Epub 2015 Dec 4. ABSTRACT β-Citronellol is an alcoholic monoterpene found in essential oils such Cymbopogon...
Tea tree oil: contact allergy and chemical composition
Contact Dermatitis. 2016 Sep;75(3):129-43. doi: 10.1111/cod.12591. Epub 2016 May 13. ABSTRACT In this article, contact allergy to, and the chemical composition of, tea tree oil...
Antibacterial and antifungal activities of thymol: A brief review of the literature
Food Chem. 2016 Nov 1;210:402-14. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.04.111. Epub 2016 Apr 26. ABSTRACT Thymol (2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol) is the main monoterpene phenol occurring in essential oils isolated from...
De Novo Sequencing and Analysis of Lemongrass Transcriptome Provide First Insights into the Essential Oil Biosynthesis of Aromatic Grasses
Front Plant Sci. 2016 Jul 28;7:1129. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01129. eCollection 2016. ABSTRACT Aromatic grasses of the genus Cymbopogon (Poaceae family) represent unique group of plants that...
Development and validation of reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography for citral analysis from essential oils
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2016 Nov 15;1036-1037:50-56. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.10.001. Epub 2016 Oct 1. ABSTRACT Citral is a widely used monoterpene aldehyde...
Adverse Phototoxic Effect of Essential Plant Oils on NIH 3T3 Cell Line after UV Light Exposure
Cent Eur J Public Health. 2016 Sep;24(3):234-240. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a4354. ABSTRACT AIM: Natural or artificial substances have become an inseparable part of our lives. It is...
Eucalyptol and Its Role in Chronic Diseases
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016;929:389-398. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-41342-6_18. ABSTRACT Patients with chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and neurological diseases have been shown...
The anxiolytic effect of essential oil of Cananga odorata exposure on mice and determination of its major active constituents
Phytomedicine. 2016 Dec 15;23(14):1727-1734. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2016.10.017. Epub 2016 Oct 27. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Essential oil from Cananga odorata (ylang-ylang essential oil, YYO) is usually used in...
Essential Oils, Part VI: Sandalwood Oil, Ylang-Ylang Oil, and Jasmine Absolute
Dermatitis. 2017 Jan/Feb;28(1):14-21. doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000241. ABSTRACT In this article, some aspects of sandalwood oil, ylang-ylang oil, and jasmine absolute are discussed including their botanical origin,...
Influence of Binasal and Uninasal Inhalations of Essential Oil of Abies koreana Twigs on Electroencephalographic Activity of Human
Behav Neurol. 2016;2016:9250935. doi: 10.1155/2016/9250935. Epub 2016 Nov 30. ABSTRACT Objectives. The present work investigates the effect of essential oil from the twigs of Abies...
Volatile Components of the Essential Oil of Artemisia montana and Their Sedative Effects
J Oleo Sci. 2017 Aug 1;66(8):843-849. doi: 10.5650/jos.ess16006. Epub 2017 Apr 4. ABSTRACT The sedative effects of volatile components in the essential oil of Artemisia...
Melaleuca quinquenervia essential oil inhibits α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone-induced melanin production and oxidative stress in B16 melanoma cells
Phytomedicine. 2017 Oct 15;34:191-201. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2017.08.024. Epub 2017 Aug 24. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Essential oils are odorous, volatile products of plant secondary metabolism, which are found...
Variability of Chemical Compositions and Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Ruta chalepensis Leaf Essential Oils from Three Palestinian Regions
Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:2672689. doi: 10.1155/2017/2672689. Epub 2017 Nov 5. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Interest in essential oils was recently revived with their popularity increasing in medicine,...
Essential oil of Citrus lumia Risso: Phytochemical profile, antioxidant properties and activity on the central nervous system
Food Chem Toxicol. 2018 Sep;119:407-416. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.12.053. Epub 2017 Dec 28. ABSTRACT The use of essential oils (EOs) is known since long time in traditional...
Phytochemical analysis of flower from Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze for industrial application
Nat Prod Res. 2018 Oct;32(20):2494-2497. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1422184. Epub 2018 Jan 4. ABSTRACT Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze is an economically important aromatic plant. The essential oil...