COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF SELECTED AROMA PLANTS
Dr. N. G. Ramesh Babu, Dr. N. Saravanan, S. Ashokkumar*, C. Venkatesh, J. Santhosh
ABSTRACT
Essential oils have high Industrial, economic and therapeutic values. Keeping the abundant availability of aroma and medicinal plants still to be explored for their importance, the present study has been undertaken to carry out phytochemical and pharmacological examination of selected plants with a focus on essential oils and the solvent extracts of plants. The chemical constituents of the isolated oil by hydrodistillation, concretes and absolutes were determined by GC-MS analysis and the details are presented comparatively. The pharmacological examination carried out for the oil, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activities by in vitro methods.
Keywords: Hydrodistillation, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant activity, in vitro method, GC-MS analysis, essential oil.
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