Evolution of the concept of quality and methods of obtaining essential oils; the importance in the history of medical science of selected essential oils from the Mediterranean Cover Image

Ewolucja pojęcia jakości i metod otrzymywania olejków eterycznych; znaczenie w historii nauk medycznych wybranych olejków eterycznych z obszaru Morza Śródziemnego
Evolution of the concept of quality and methods of obtaining essential oils; the importance in the history of medical science of selected essential oils from the Mediterranean

Author(s): Małgorzata Biniecka, Małgorzata Wrześniak
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Education, Sociology, Ethnohistory, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, History of Education, Evaluation research, Health and medicine and law, Sociobiology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: essential oils; medical science; cosmetology; quality

Summary/Abstract: Many scientific works indicate that essential oils are used in the treatment of many diseases and are of particular importance in aromatherapy, given the science of the existing balance between the mental, neurological, endocrine and immune systems. The paper will take into account the evolution of the methods of obtaining essential oils, methods of testing their quality and use. In addition, selected essential oils produced and used in the Mediterranean area will be described.

  • Issue Year: 29/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 343-360
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish