Essays on Essential Oils

Executive Summary

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Abstract

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) refers to those medical substances and practices that are not the part of standard or conventional care. Complementary medicine is often used along with other standard medical treatment strategies or they can be used alone. CAM practices can be used for the relief in different problems such as heart diseases and cancer. It can also be used for certain psychiatric problems such as stress, anxiety, and depression, usually caused by different ecological factors such as risk and supportive factors related to parents, peers, and school. Different CAM practices can be used for the treatment ...

Lab report #

Introduction In recent times, synthetic antibiotics have caused resistance in microorganisms and also, have shown unwanted side-effects. This has demanded for alternate therapies to combat infections. Scientists have developed interest in plant extracts, especially the ones that are traditionally used as spices, for new antimicrobial agents. Spices are traditionally used to give a distinctive flavor to the food but, they also contain potential antimicrobials which are also documented in literature. Even Louis Pasteur demonstrated the antibacterial effect of garlic and onion extracts. Salsa contains three main ingredients which have potential antimicrobial compounds. First, Lemon (Citrus Limon) is reported to ...

Critical Evaluation

- The paper by Laura Hill, entitled Development of Beta-Cyclodextrin Inclusion 1 Complexes Containing Essential Oils (Trans-2 Cinnamaldehyde, Eugenol, Cinnamon Bark and Clove 3 Bud Extracts) singly and in Combination for 4 Antimicrobial Delivery Applications, follows a standard organization used in natural sciences research, as seen in the following sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion and Conclusions. Collectively, said sections embody the scientific research method suitable for the subject matter undertaken by Hill. - In reading the paper by Hill, I employed the basic processes of skimming, scanning and careful reading. Skimming the paper allowed me to ...

The research article entitled “Determination of volatile compounds in different hop varieties by headspace-trap GC/MS -In comparison with conventional hop essential oil analysis” is authored by Anita Aberl and Mehmet Coelhan of the Research Center for Brewing and Food Quality, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany. This article appeared in the “Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry” of ACS publications in the year 2012 and attempted to compare the efficiency and accuracy of Head Space (HS)-trap method coupled with GC/MS and conventional essential oil analysis method. Humulus lupulus L., commonly known as hop is responsible for the bitter flavor and ‘hoppy’ ...