"Oils, Volatile" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Oils which evaporate readily. The volatile oils occur in aromatic plants, to which they give odor and other characteristics. Most volatile oils consist of a mixture of two or more TERPENES or of a mixture of an eleoptene (the more volatile constituent of a volatile oil) with a stearopten (the more solid constituent). The synonym essential oils refers to the essence of a plant, as its perfume or scent, and not to its indispensability.
| Descriptor ID |
D009822
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.627.675
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| Concept/Terms |
Oils, Volatile- Oils, Volatile
- Volatile Oils
- Oils, Essential
- Essential Oils
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oils, Volatile" by people in Profiles.
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Holanda TM, Rocha DG, Silveira JAM, Costa PPC, Maia PHF, Ingram C, Moraes MEA, Fechine FV, Moraes Filho MO. Effect of essential oil of Alpinia zerumbet on cardiovascular and autonomic function in rats with isoproterenol induced acute myocardial infarction. An Acad Bras Cienc. 2023; 95(suppl 1):e20201878.
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Rocha DG, Holanda TM, Braz HLB, de Moraes JAS, Marinho AD, Maia PHF, de Moraes MEA, Fechine-Jamacaru FV, de Moraes Filho MO. Vasorelaxant effect of Alpinia zerumbet's essential oil on rat resistance artery involves blocking of calcium mobilization. Fitoterapia. 2023 Sep; 169:105623.
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Koyama S, Heinbockel T. The Effects of Essential Oils and Terpenes in Relation to Their Routes of Intake and Application. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Feb 25; 21(5).
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Nguyen TL, Saleh MA. Effect of exposure to light emitted diode (LED) lights on essential oil composition of sweet mint plants. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2019; 54(5):435-440.
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Wang ZJ, Heinbockel T. Essential Oils and Their Constituents Targeting the GABAergic System and Sodium Channels as Treatment of Neurological Diseases. Molecules. 2018 May 02; 23(5).
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Hammouda FM, Saleh MA, Abdel-Azim NS, Shams KA, Ismail SI, Shahat AA, Saleh IA. Evaluation of the essential oil of Foeniculum vulgare Mill (fennel) fruits extracted by three different extraction methods by GC/MS. Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2014; 11(2):277-9.
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Kristiniak S, Harpel J, Breckenridge DM, Buckle J. Black pepper essential oil to enhance intravenous catheter insertion in patients with poor vein visibility: a controlled study. J Altern Complement Med. 2012 Nov; 18(11):1003-7.
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Anthony KP, Deolu-Sobogun SA, Saleh MA. Comprehensive assessment of antioxidant activity of essential oils. J Food Sci. 2012 Aug; 77(8):C839-43.
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Shahat AA, Ibrahim AY, Hendawy SF, Omer EA, Hammouda FM, Abdel-Rahman FH, Saleh MA. Chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oils from organically cultivated fennel cultivars. Molecules. 2011 Feb 01; 16(2):1366-77.
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Saleh MA, Clark S, Woodard B, Deolu-Sobogun SA. Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of essential oils. Ethn Dis. 2010; 20(1 Suppl 1):S1-78-82.