Chapter 9 Application of essential oils in pharmaceutical industry
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Joshua H. Santos
Abstract
Essential oils have been known for millennia for its therapeutic uses and properties and continually expanding worldwide due to its growing interest for a rediscovery of natural remedies. The sources, methods of extraction, diversity, uses, and applications of essential oils are variable in their application to pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical industry. The oily fragrance of essential oils from different plant parts can be extracted using different techniques mostly by steam distillation and hydrodistillation. Essential oils are widely used in massage therapy and aromatherapy for physical and psychological treatment. Most essential oils possessing bioactive compounds have potential therapeutic properties such as anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antivirals, antimicrobial, antioxidant, wound-healing, chemopreventive, chemotherapeutic, and anxiolytic activities. The essential oils of aromatic plants could be the active ingredients of their pharmaceutical properties. The use and application of essential oils in folk herbal remedies could support the therapeutic potential of most aromatic plants used in aromatherapy.
Abstract
Essential oils have been known for millennia for its therapeutic uses and properties and continually expanding worldwide due to its growing interest for a rediscovery of natural remedies. The sources, methods of extraction, diversity, uses, and applications of essential oils are variable in their application to pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical industry. The oily fragrance of essential oils from different plant parts can be extracted using different techniques mostly by steam distillation and hydrodistillation. Essential oils are widely used in massage therapy and aromatherapy for physical and psychological treatment. Most essential oils possessing bioactive compounds have potential therapeutic properties such as anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antivirals, antimicrobial, antioxidant, wound-healing, chemopreventive, chemotherapeutic, and anxiolytic activities. The essential oils of aromatic plants could be the active ingredients of their pharmaceutical properties. The use and application of essential oils in folk herbal remedies could support the therapeutic potential of most aromatic plants used in aromatherapy.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Author list VII
- Chapter 1 Introduction and general properties of essential oils 1
- Chapter 2 Essential oils, applications, and different extraction methods 25
- Chapter 3 Sources and raw materials of essential oils 47
- Chapter 4 Chemical composition of essential oils – fatty acids 65
- Chapter 5 Essential oils and their constituents 89
- Chapter 6 Extraction, production, and encapsulation of essential oils 121
- Chapter 7 Bioactivity of essential oils – anticancer, anti-HIV, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, and other activities 133
- Chapter 8 Application of essential oils in industries and daily usage 155
- Chapter 9 Application of essential oils in pharmaceutical industry 177
- Chapter 10 Application of essential oils in agriculture and veterinary 213
- Chapter 11 Application of essential oils in alternative medicine 237
- Chapter 12 Toxicity of essential oils 253
- Chapter 13 Essential oil screening and bioactive potential of some selected trees from temperate zone of Kumaun Himalaya Uttarakhand 269
- Index 285
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Author list VII
- Chapter 1 Introduction and general properties of essential oils 1
- Chapter 2 Essential oils, applications, and different extraction methods 25
- Chapter 3 Sources and raw materials of essential oils 47
- Chapter 4 Chemical composition of essential oils – fatty acids 65
- Chapter 5 Essential oils and their constituents 89
- Chapter 6 Extraction, production, and encapsulation of essential oils 121
- Chapter 7 Bioactivity of essential oils – anticancer, anti-HIV, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, and other activities 133
- Chapter 8 Application of essential oils in industries and daily usage 155
- Chapter 9 Application of essential oils in pharmaceutical industry 177
- Chapter 10 Application of essential oils in agriculture and veterinary 213
- Chapter 11 Application of essential oils in alternative medicine 237
- Chapter 12 Toxicity of essential oils 253
- Chapter 13 Essential oil screening and bioactive potential of some selected trees from temperate zone of Kumaun Himalaya Uttarakhand 269
- Index 285
