Essential Oils: Pharmacological Activities and Potential Use As Therapeutic Agents
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 1965
Special Issue Editors
Interests: new drugs for the treatment of pain; inflammation; seizures
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nature is an important source of bioactive products that can be used to benefit human health. The classes of natural products biosynthesized in living organisms have commonly been investigated in several experimental models aiming to discover new drug candidates. In this context, essential oils and their chemical constituents prove to be promising compounds in biological and pharmacological tests as well as in clinical studies. There are a large number of scientific reports concerning their therapeutic potential, such as their anti-anxiety, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, anti-diabetic, and anti-ulcer properties. Now, the importance of these metabolites is being highlighted in the search for new drugs. Therefore, the purpose of this Special Issue is to discuss the contribution of essential oils and their constituents in the discovery of new bioactive chemical agents with potential application in prevention treatments and pharmacotherapeutic approaches against pathologies. The establishment of possible mechanisms of action at the molecular, cellular, and animal levels, and the correlation of the chemical composition of these oils and their biological properties is recommended.
Dr. Diogo Vilar Da Fonsêca
Prof. Dr. Damião Pergentino De Sousa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- flavors
- aroma
- inhalation
- biological activity
- diabetes
- anxiety
- depression
- epilepsy
- ulcers
- cancer
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