Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Essential Oils: A Short Review

By M. Miguel. Molecules, 2010

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Essential oils are complex mixtures isolated from aromatic plants which may possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of interest in thye food and cosmetic industries as well as in the human health field. In this work, a review was done on the most recent publications concerning their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. At the same time a survey of the methods generally used for the evaluation of antioxidant activity and some of the mechanisms involved in the anti-inflammatory activities of essential oils are also reported.

Subfields: Biochemistry, Food Science, Organic Chemistry

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