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Biological Activities of Essential Oils: From Plant Chemoecology to Traditional Healing Systems
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ISSN: 1420-3049
WOS ID: 000395473500070
Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-85009458346
PMID: 28045446
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Sharifi-Rad J, Sureda Gomila A, Tenore G, Daglia M, Sharifi-Rad M, Valussi M, et al. Biological Activities of Essential Oils: From Plant Chemoecology to Traditional Healing Systems. Molecules. 2017 Jan;22(1):70.Abstract
Essential oils are complex mixtures of hydrocarbons and their oxygenated derivatives arising from two different isoprenoid pathways. Essential oils are produced by glandular trichomes and other secretory structures, specialized secretory tissues mainly diffused onto the surface of plant organs, particularly flowers and leaves, thus exerting a pivotal ecological role in plant. In addition, essential oils have been used, since ancient times, in many different traditional healing systems all over the world, because of their biological activities. Many preclinical studies have documented antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of essential oils in a number of cell and animal models, also elucidating their mechanism of action and pharmacological targets, though the paucity of in human studies limits the potential of essential oils as effective and safe phytotherapeutic agents. More well-designed clinical trials are needed in order to ascertain the real efficacy and safety of these plant products.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules22010070Keywords
isoprenoidsmonoterpenes
antimicrobial activity
oral healthcare
traditional healing systems
ethnobotany
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AntioxidantsWound Healing
Flowers
Anti-Infective Agents
Humans
Plant Oils
Oils, Volatile
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
DeCS
AntiinfecciososAntiinflamatorios
Humanos
Aceites Volátiles
Cicatrización de Heridas
Antioxidantes
Flores
Aceites Vegetales