Essential oil components can be tested as drug candidates

(VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)) A research team at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology and the KU Leuven Department of Biology showed that, contrary to generally held belief, most components of essential oils could meet the criteria set for drug candidates. Essential oil components are the constituents of essential oils, which are complex mixtures of plant metabolites obtained by dry or steam distillation, or by citrus peel pressing.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news