ESSENTIAL OILS USED IN TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENT DISEASES

Abstract

Essential oils are one of the most used natural products available throughout the world derived from different parts of a plant like leaves, peels, barks, flowers, buds, seeds etc. A variety of other names are given to the essential oil. These include essence, fragrant oil, volatile oil, etheric oil, aetheroleum or aromatic oil. Essential oils consist of terpenes (diterpene, triterpene, tetraterpene, and terpenoid), alcohols, and phenolics, and oxygenated compounds. Diterpenes, triterpenes, tetraterpenes are bigger molecule than monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes. They seem to be less viscous than oil, despite the word “oil,” and have more of a watery appearance. Essential oils have been largely employed for their properties already observed in nature, i.e. for their antibacterial, antifungal and insecticidal activities. The efficacy of several essential oils has been studied extensively for oral hygiene. Spearmint oil is the most widely used essential oil in oral care treatments. Common Basil. Cancer is a growing health problem around the world and is the second leading cause of death after heart disease. that essential oils have potential therapeutic applications in the prevention of cancer. Medicinal plants have become an interesting source of anticancer compounds because they are safe, have fewer side effects, and are easily accessible.