Studies on aqueous solutions of essential oils

✍ Scribed by Michaela Samuelly; Wolfram Keup

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1970
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 684 KB
• Volume: 51
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0003-2670
• DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2670(01)81837-7

✦ Synopsis

ON AQi-'EOUS SOLUTlUNS OF ESSENTIAL OfLS

Various hiokgical effects Ilaw hen described after accidental or espcrimcntat intake of essential oils, both in mart and animals l-8. A stuciv of the tosic effects of variuus cssentiul oils on preparations in tissue culture ww therefore plnnncd. Aqueous solutions are readily incorporated into the medium, and are distributed uniformly to the cells. 'T?tis eliminates the use of organic solvents or carriers for the preparation of test solutions which might interfere with processes of growth and maturation of tbc tissues in culture.

However, a careful searclr of the literature did not produce any definite values nn the degree of water solubility of these substances, and were therefore cstahlishcd in this laboratory.