Efficiency of medicinal and aromatic plants’ essential oil for producing antimicrobial products

Document Type : Scientific Letters

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Medicinal Plants Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Medicinal Plants Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

3 Ph. D in Plant physiology, Natural Science faculty, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.

10.22092/irn.2023.359190.1471

Abstract

Infectious diseases are caused in humans by different microorganisms, like fungi, bacteria, and viruses. The importance of making new drugs with suitable performance and high efficiency is inevitable because of the resistance of fungi and bacteria against chemical drugs and the mutability of viruses. In addition to chemical and synthetic drugs, herbal products, especially plant oil, could be helpful, playing a complementary role. For this purpose, the biological effects of plant essential oils, including antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral effects, were reviewed by identifying chemical compounds of endemic aromatic and medicinal plants and previous studies of the pharmacological effect of these compounds. This survey shows that, among the studied medicinal plants, thyme, marjoram, some mint species, rosemary, clove, geranium, cinnamon, and cumin have the most antifungal effect. The antibacterial effects of lavender, thyme, mint, cinnamon, clove, eucalyptus, sage and tea tree have been confirmed in several studies. Also, lavender, sage, black seed, basil, and eucalyptus show antiviral effects. Therefore, medicinal plants, particularly, plant essential oil could be used to produce antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral drugs.

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Iran Nature
Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 38
March and April 2023
Pages 57-71

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