The chemical composition of the essential oils was influenced by many factors including extraction methods. In this study, the effect of extraction methods; hydrodistillation, microwave assisted hydrodistillation and solvent free microwave extraction of Mentha piperita L. growing in Taif, KSA, on the yield and chemical composition of their essential oils were investigated. Furthermore, the oils...

Background & Aim: Essential oils are isolated from different sections of plants such as flowers, seeds, leaves, stems and roots. Essential oils are applied extensively in producing of perfumes, cosmetics, foods, beverages and confectioneries and as ingredients of disinfectants and insecticides. Experimental: Essential oil are obtained by several isolation methods, such as hydrodistillation (HD...

Background & Aim: Essential oils are isolated from different sections of plants such as flowers, seeds, leaves, stems and roots. Essential oils are applied extensively in producing of perfumes, cosmetics, foods, beverages and confectioneries and as ingredients of disinfectants and insecticides. Experimental: Essential oil are obtained by several isolation methods, such as hydrodistillation (HD...

background & aim: a simple and rapid microwave- assisted extraction (mae) procedure was developed and optimized for the isolation of borneol and bornyl acetate from ferulago macrocarpa. ferulago macrocarpa (apiaceae) is an endemic plant in iran. experimental: dried powdered aerial parts of plants were soaked in water and irradiated with microwave in a clevenger extraction approach under opt...

background & aim: essential oils are isolated from different sections of plants such as flowers, seeds, leaves, stems and roots. essential oils are applied extensively in producing of perfumes, cosmetics, foods, beverages and confectioneries and as ingredients of disinfectants and insecticides. experimental: essential oil are obtained by several isolation methods, such as hydrodistillation ...

Background and objectives: Bakhtiari savory belonging to the Lamiaceae family is an endemic species, which is rich in carvacrol, thymol and other aromatic compounds. The essential oil of the plant could be added in fatty food against radicals similar to synthetic antioxidant BHT. Methods: To determine the best extraction methods on qualitative and antioxidant c...

Pogostemon cablin Benth. var ‘Sidikalang’ leaves are the main source of patchouli oil which is used in cosmetics and perfume industry because its better fixative nature provides foreign exchange around 60 % Indonesia’s essential export revenues largest supplier world with a contribution 90 %. But apparently, several studies found that also has pharmacological activity such as aromatherapy, anti...