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. 2022 Feb;47(3):603-610.
doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20210915.602.

[Stability improvement of Chinese medicinal essential oils based on delivery systems and their application in medical field]

[Article in Chinese]
Yi Wu  1 , Na Wan  1 , Yang Liu  1 , Jia-Bao Liao  2 , Yu-Tian Zhang  1 , Zhen-Feng Wu  3 , Ming Yang  3
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[Stability improvement of Chinese medicinal essential oils based on delivery systems and their application in medical field]

[Article in Chinese]
Yi Wu et al. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

Essential oils from Chinese medicine are popular in the fields such as medicine, food, and cosmetics because of their unique biological characteristics. However, since essential oils are lipophilic compounds with high volatility, poor stability, and strong irritation, various preparation technologies need to be employed to improve stability, reduce irritation, and increase bioavailability. At present, a variety of preparation technologies have been applied to the encapsulation of essential oils. Various encapsulation strategies are formed because of different delivery systems featured with multiple principles and characteristics and are widely used to improve the stability of essential oils. Essential oils of Chinese medicine are widely used in the medical field, and they are under continuous innovation and development in clinical research, the pharmaceutical industry, medical products, etc. The present study summarized various delivery systems that could improve the stability of essential oils and reviewed the applications of essential oils encapsulated in the delivery systems in the medical field to provide re-ferences for the improvement of stability of essential oils and their safety, efficiency, and wide use in the medical field.

Keywords: application research; delivery system; essential oils; medical field; preparation technology; stability improvement.

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