Plants with beneficial essential oils

PLANT

Essencial Oil Content

Therapeutic effects

Basil

 linolol, cineol, eugenol

Appetizer, digestive, carminative, analgesic, antiseptic, healing.

Anise

Trans-anethole, terpene hydrocarbonsand ketones

Appetizer, carminative, digestive, antispasmodic, hepatoprotective, fungicide.

Celery

Limonenebetaterpinol, pinene.

Eupéptico, remineralizing, high in vitamins.

Calendula

Gamma terpinene, muurolene, cadinene. Sesquiterpenes (epicubebol, alloaromadendrene) Triterpenes (amyrine, taraxasterol)

Antisepticand anti-parasitic

Cinnamon

Cinnamic aldehyde, eugenol, terpenes (pinene, cineol, phellandrene).

Appetizer,eupéptico, carminative, spasmolytic.

Onion

Sulfur compounds (cepaenos)

Hypoglycemic, expectorant, hypocholesterolemic.

Clove

Eugenol, caryophyllene, pinene, caryophyllin.

Highly antibacterial, appetizer, anti-inflammatory.

Cumin

Cumene Aldehyde, terpenes (pinene, terpineol) and flavonoids.

Diuretic,antispasmodic, mild sedative.

Turmeric

Terpene hydrocarbons and sesquiterpene ketones.

Choleretic, lipid-lowering, antispasmodic, bactericidal.

Lemon verbena

Terpene hydrocarbon (limonene), terpene alcohols (linolol and terpineol, cineol), aldehyde sesquiterpene (caryophyllene)

Carminative, calming.

Ginger

Monoterpenes (phenanthrene, camphor, citral, geraniol, borneol). Sesquiterpenes (zingiberene, curcumene)

Carminative, anti-ulcer.