Natural antimicrobials are now in demand across the world for food preservation over synthetic products. Aromatic plants which are having medicinal properties are used to extract essential oils. Essential oils have countless properties depending upon their source of extraction such as antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and many more. Because of their different properties essential oils are used in diverse applications like food preservation, aromatherapy and cosmetics industries are some examples. The main purpose of this review article is to arrange the essential oils depending upon their different properties and constituents.
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