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| Year : 2012 | Volume : 3 | Issue : 1 | Page : 1-8 | |
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A review of few essential oils and their anticancer property Correspondence Address: DOI: 10.4103/2229-5119.96948 |
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| Plant phenolics are important nutritional antioxidants which could aid in overcoming chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, two leading causes of death in the world. The essential oils from different plant sources are a rich source of water-soluble phenolics which have high antioxidant activities. Essential oils are the volatile fraction of aromatic and medicinal plants after extraction by steam or water distillation. They have been used for their pharmaceutical potential since early times, and even now are still subject to a great deal of attention. This review presents both fundamental and recent studies concerned with the role of essential oils and their major constituents as anticancer agents. | |
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