Nowadays, nanofibers with antimicrobial activity are of great importance due to the
widespread antibiotic resistance of many pathogens. Electrospinning is a versatile method …

Essential oils are complex mixtures of hydrocarbons and their oxygenated derivatives
arising from two different isoprenoid pathways. Essential oils are produced by glandular …

Microencapsulation is a process of building a functional barrier between the core and wall
material to avoid chemical and physical reactions and to maintain the biological, functional …

Abstract Peppermint (Mentha× piperita L) is a perennial, glabrous and strongly scented herb
belongs to the family Lamiaceae. It is cultivated in a temperate region of Europe, Asia …

Essential oils are aromatic and volatile liquids extracted from plants. The chemicals in
essential oils are secondary metabolites, which play an important role in plant defense as …

Menthol is a cyclic monoterpene alcohol which possesses well-known cooling
characteristics and a residual minty smell of the oil remnants from which it was obtained …

Essential oils are one of the most notorious natural products used for medical purposes.
Combined with their popular use in dermatology, their availability, and the development of …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

Since synthetic antimicrobial agents and food additives can cause a number of adverse
effects, there is a growing interest from consumers in ingredients from natural sources …

Medicinal plants have been used by humans for the treatment of various diseases for
thousands of years from past to present. Members of the Lamiaceae family are among the …