Perspectives of Essential Oils

Dear Colleagues,

Essential oil (EO) is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid extracted from plants by steam distillation, solvent extraction, maceration, or mechanical processing. EO has been widely used for perfumes, cosmetics, soaps, and other products for flavoring food and drink. Recently, many scientists have paid attention to the medical use of EOs. Many researches have reported the antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, and antiviral activities of EOs and their components. Another promising use of EO is as a natural pesticide. Many plant essential oils and their components have been reported to exhibit antifungal, nematicidal, and insecticidal activities against plant pathogenic fungi, plant parasitic nematodes, and plant insect pests. The use of EOs as green pesticides rather than synthetic pesticides has ecological benefits such as decreased residual problem, safety to non-target organisms, and low environmental contamination.

This Special Issue aims to collect original papers and/or review papers dealing with complementary and alternative approaches to the study of the biological activity of EOs and their application in biological fields.

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