Plants bearing essential oils have been widely as flavouring and pharmaceutical agents infood and drugs since historic times. These impart fragrance and possess biological propertieslike antifungal, antiviral, antibacterial and insecticidal actions.
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These find their uses insanitary, dentistry, perfumes and make-up products, as food preservatives and additives, and as natural remedies. Few essential oils have also been claimed to cure organ dysfunction or systemic disorder.
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The essential oil products vary in their chemical profile not only dueto the number of molecules but also in the stereochemical types of molecules extracted andthe type of extraction.