Comparison of chemical composition of selected essential oils used in respiratory diseases
Med Pr. 2018 Mar 9;69(2):167-178. doi: 10.13075/mp.5893.00673. Epub 2017 Dec 19. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Essential oils are fragrances extracted from plants. They have a smooth consistency...
Essential Oils and Their Constituents Targeting the GABAergic System and Sodium Channels as Treatment of Neurological Diseases
Molecules. 2018 May 2;23(5):1061. doi: 10.3390/molecules23051061. ABSTRACT Essential oils and the constituents in them exhibit different pharmacological activities, such as antinociceptive, anxiolytic-like, and anticonvulsant effects....
Aromatherapy, botanicals, and essential oils in acne
Clin Dermatol. 2018 May-Jun;36(3):299-305. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2018.03.004. Epub 2018 Mar 10. ABSTRACT Complementary and alternative medicine approaches are popular among some patient segments due to the...
Latitude and Altitude Influence Secondary Metabolite Production in Peripheral Alpine Populations of the Mediterranean Species Lavandula angustifolia Mill
Front Plant Sci. 2018 Jul 5;9:983. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00983. eCollection 2018. ABSTRACT Lavandula angustifolia Mill. has a great economic importance in perfumery, cosmetics, food manufacturing, aromatherapy,...
Citronellal prevents endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis in rats
J Cell Biochem. 2019 Mar;120(3):3790-3800. doi: 10.1002/jcb.27660. Epub 2018 Oct 26. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is a chronical inflammatory disease in arterial walls, which is involved...
Essential oils and functional herbs for healthy aging
Neural Regen Res. 2019 Mar;14(3):441-445. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.245467. ABSTRACT As total life expectancy increases, the prevalence of age-related diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease is...
Anxiolytic Effect of Essential Oils and Their Constituents: A Review
J Agric Food Chem. 2019 Dec 18;67(50):13790-13808. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b00433. Epub 2019 Jun 13. ABSTRACT Essential oils are usually used in aromatherapy to alleviate anxiety symptoms....
Models for skin and brain penetration of major components from essential oils used in aromatherapy for dementia patients
J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2020 May;38(8):2402-2411. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2019.1633408. Epub 2019 Jun 23. ABSTRACT Aromatherapy with essential oils (EOs) has been linked to improvement of cognitive...
Chemical Composition of Two Different Lavender Essential Oils and Their Effect on Facial Skin Microbiota
Molecules. 2019 Sep 8;24(18):3270. doi: 10.3390/molecules24183270. ABSTRACT Lavender oil is one of the most valuable aromatherapy oils, its anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activities can be explained...
Acute effects of essential oil blend containing phlai oil on mood among healthy male volunteers: Randomized controlled trial
J Complement Integr Med. 2019 Oct 16;17(2):/j/jcim.2020.17.issue-2/jcim-2019-0097/jcim-2019-0097.xml. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2019-0097. ABSTRACT Background Essential oil blend (ESOB) containing Zingiber montanum or Phlai and Zingiber tenuiscapus oils as...
Reconstruction of the Biosynthetic Pathway of Santalols under Control of the GAL Regulatory System in Yeast
ACS Synth Biol. 2020 Feb 21;9(2):449-456. doi: 10.1021/acssynbio.9b00479. Epub 2020 Jan 23. ABSTRACT Sandalwood oil has been widely used in perfumery industries and aromatherapy. Santalols...
The Effect of Eucalyptol on Nursing Home Residents
Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 4;10(1):3996. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61045-8. ABSTRACT Eucalyptol is one of the most popular volatile components. It is used in many essential oils for...
Anxiolytic Terpenoids and Aromatherapy for Anxiety and Depression
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2020;1260:283-296. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-42667-5_11. ABSTRACT In our society, anxiety and depression are serious health issues that affect a large proportion of the...
α-Pinene odor exposure enhances heat stress tolerance through Daf-16 in Caenorhabditis elegans
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2020 Aug 6;528(4):726-731. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.05.134. Epub 2020 Jun 6. ABSTRACT Aromatherapy has been widely used as complementary and alternative medicine to...
Anti-psoriatic effect of Lavandula angustifolia essential oil and its major components linalool and linalyl acetate
J Ethnopharmacol. 2020 Oct 28;261:113127. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113127. Epub 2020 Jul 3. ABSTRACT ETHNO-PHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Lavender oil (LO) is an aromatic/essential oil extracted from Lavandula angustifolia...