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Aromatic Medicine
Published in Anil K. Sharma, Raj K. Keservani, Surya Prakash Gautam, Herbal Product Development, 2020
Sakshi Bajaj, Himangini Bansal
Essential oils are the gathering of hydrophobic and highly volatile secondary plant metabolites that can be extracted from plants and are utilized as fragrances, flavorings, and alternative medicine techniques, for example, aromatherapy. While a solitary compound may have a particular smell, most EOs are really many intensifies that, when consolidated, make the smell related with that specific plant (Dhifi et al., 2016)
An Overview of Important Endemic Plants and Their Products in Iran
Published in Raymond Cooper, Jeffrey John Deakin, Natural Products of Silk Road Plants, 2020
Amygdalus communis (Figure 7.11) is a deciduous tree growing up to 6 m. The flowers are hermaphrodite. The plant is self-fertile. It is suitable to grow in light (sandy), medium (loamy), and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. It is suitable to grow in the soil with acid, neutral, and basic (alkaline) pH. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil. As well as being a tasty addition to the diet, almonds are also beneficial to the overall health of the body, being used especially in the treatment of kidney stones, gallstones, and constipation. Externally, the oil is applied to dry skins and is also often used as a carrier oil in aromatherapy. The seed is demulcent, emollient, laxative, nutritive, and pectoral. The leaves are used in the treatment of diabetes. The plant contains the anti-tumor compound taxifolin (Zargari, 2014; Mozaffarian, 2011; Plant for a Future; Moosavi et al., 2014).
Aromatherapy
Published in K. Hüsnü Can Başer, Gerhard Buchbauer, Handbook of Essential Oils, 2020
At its most basic level, essential oils can be incorporated into the home environment for general improvement of family health and well-being as well as contributing to a fragrant ambience. A plethora of affordable self-help aromatherapy texts are available in all the main languages and are of variable accuracy and quality. Some make unsubstantiated health claims and promises, others offer simple and safe advice for improved health and well-being. Most offer do-it-yourself “recipes” for a range of non-life-threatening common ailments and self-care applications. Public awareness of essential oils and their potential benefits for the family is increasing worldwide, but confusion as to what truly constitutes aromatherapy as a therapeutic intervention remains. In the home situation, essential oils are mainly used in bathing, airborne diffusion, household cleaning, and topical applications for skin and body care—prepared according to suggested recipes provided by essential oil suppliers and authors.
Effect of aromatherapy on quality of life in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in Renal Failure, 2023
Cong Zhang, Hang Mu, Yong-Fang Yang, Yong Zhang, Wen-Jun Gou
Aromatherapy is the use of concentrated essential oils extracted from herbs, flowers, and other plant parts to treat various diseases [11]. The proponents of aromatherapy lay claim to an ancient tradition of herbal medicine practiced in countries, such as Egypt and India thousands of years ago. However, the term was initially used by the French chemist Gattefossé in a book first published in 1936 [12]. These oils are now commonly administered by massaging them into the skin, and the term aromatherapy usually implies massage with a range of aromatic plant extracts known as essential oils [13]. There are many types of CAM treatments for dialysis patients, such as thermomechanical stimulation [14], eugenol nanoemulsion [15], and padded dressing with lidocaine HCL [16]. Aromatherapy, also known as essential oil therapy, is also a type of CAM therapy. It is a natural therapy used to balance, regulate, and promote bodily and mental health with natural essential oils extracted from plants [17]. Several studies have shown that aromatherapy can improve patients’ anxiety, depression, sleep, arteriovenous fistula puncture pain, and symptoms of restless legs syndrome (RLS), promote physical and mental comfort, and improve patients’ quality of life [18–22].
Tailoring and optimization of a honey-based nanoemulgel loaded with an itraconazole–thyme oil nanoemulsion for oral candidiasis
Published in Drug Delivery, 2023
Amal M. Sindi, Waleed Y. Rizg, Muhammad Khalid Khan, Hala M. Alkhalidi, Waleed S. Alharbi, Fahad Y. Sabei, Eman Alfayez, Hanaa Alkharobi, Mohammed Korayem, Mohammed Majrashi, Majed Alharbi, Mohammed Alissa, Awaji Y. Safhi, Abdulmajeed M. Jali, Khaled M. Hosny
For centuries, people have used the thyme plant and its EOs to treat infections related to the upper respiratory tract, the symptoms of bronchitis, pruritus brought on by dermatitis, bruises, and sprains (Kohlert et al., 2002). These days, it is frequently used in dental medicine as a disinfectant and as an expectorant for coughs brought on by colds (Nilima et al., 2013). It has antibacterial effects on both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, as well as antifungal, antispasm, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antiviral activities against human rhinoviruses, influenza viruses, and herpes simplex virus type I (Walther et al., 2020). There have been no cases of toxicity when the oil is taken at levels regularly used, and therefore it is generally regarded as safe (Eva et al., 2018; Salehi et al., 2018).
Augmented experimental design for bioavailability enhancement: a robust formulation of abiraterone acetate
Published in Journal of Liposome Research, 2023
Roshan Katekar, Sumati Sen, Mohammed Riyazuddin, Athar Husain, Richa Garg, Saurabh Verma, Kalyan Mitra, Jiaur R. Gayen
Lipid-based drug deliveries, such as self-nano emulsified drug delivery (SNEDDS) has potential to produce nano-sized particles, enhance solubilizing property of drug, enhance permeability, and retention effect (EPR effect) (Zhang et al.2015). Lipid excipients in SNEDDS also contributes in intestinal lymphatic transport of drugs which enhances concentration of drug in systemic circulation (Imada et al.2015, Singh and Pai 2015, Park et al.2020). The mechanism of formation of mixed micelle in intestine by bile acids drives lipid to intestine epithelia which is captured by enterocytes, this process facilitates intestinal lymphatic transport of drug. Isotropic mixture of SNEDDS thus positively acts to avoid pre systemic metabolism of drug. Moreover, according to literature SNEDDS mixture containing lipid excipients are found to reduce food effects (Grenier and Vergnault 2015). Oil used in delivery acts as suitable carrier for solubilization of drugs. Different surfactants and co-surfactant incorporated into system are likely to enhance drug loading, modulate self-emulsification time, and globule size (Date et al.2010).