{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,17]],"date-time":"2026-03-17T00:09:29Z","timestamp":1773706169905,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.","issue":"6","content-domain":{"domain":["eurekaselect.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["PNT"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,28]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n<jats:title> Background:<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Coronavirus has become a life-threatening disease and it is caused by severe\nacute respiratory syndrome (SARS). This new strain of coronavirus is not completely understood and\nto date, there is no treatment for coronavirus. Traditional ayurvedic medicines, mainly essential oils\nand Chinese herbs, have always played a vital role in the prevention and treatment of several epidemics\nand pandemics. In the meantime, guidelines of the ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, yoga, unani,\nsiddha and homoepathy) include a traditional medicinal treatment for flu and fever and also recommended\nto boost immunity to prevent the spread of coronavirus. It is not possible to find which essential\noil will offer the best level of protection. However, it is likely to assume that some essential\noils are likely to offer a measurable level of defense in the same way they do with many other known\nviruses.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Literature relevant to various essential oils having antiviral activity has been collected and\ncompiled. Various nanocarriers of essential oils have also been stated. The database was collected\nusing various search engines such as J-Gate, Google Scholar, Sci-Hub, PubMed, ScienceDirect, etc.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Essential oils contain active constituents such as phenolic compounds, terpenoids, alkaloids,\nphenyl propanoids, etc., which are responsible for their biological properties such as antiviral, antibacterial,\nantimicrobial, antioxidant activities and many more. However, the use of essential oils has\nalways been limited due to poor solubility, solvent toxicity, volatility and low solubility. Many nanotechnology\nbased carriers especially, liposomes, dendrimers, nanoparticles, nanoemulsion and microemulsion,\netc. have been evidenced to overcome limitations associated with essential oils.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Several essential oils possess potent antiviral activity and are characterized by fewer\nside effects and are safe for human use. The nanocarrier systems of these oils have proved the potential\nto treat viral and bacterial infections.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Lay Summary:<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Current COVID-19 era demands traditional treatment for immunity boost up as support\ntherapy. Traditional ayurvedic medicines, mainly essential oils and Chinese herbs, have always\nplayed a vital role in the prevention and treatment of several epidemics and pandemics. Therefore,\nauthors have summarized various essential oils having antiviral activity in current manuscript. Various\nnanocarriers of essential oils have been reported. Essential oils contain active constituents such\nas phenolic compounds, terpenoids, alkaloids, phenyl propanoids, etc., which are responsible for\ntheir biological properties such as antiviral, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antioxidant activity. However,\nthe use of essential oils has always been limited due to poor solubility, solvent toxicity, volatility\nand low solubility. Many nanotechnology based carriers especially, liposomes, dendrimers, nanoparticles,\nnanoemulsion and microemulsion, etc. have been evidenced to overcome limitations associated\nwith essential oils. The nanocarrier systems of these oils have proved the potential to treat viral\nand bacterial infections.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2174\/2211738508666201016151850","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,18]],"date-time":"2020-10-18T04:53:11Z","timestamp":1602996791000},"page":"437-451","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2174\/bsp_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Antiviral Essential Oils Incorporated in Nanocarriers: Strategy for Prevention from COVID-19 and Future Infectious Pandemics"],"prefix":"10.2174","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Malkiet","family":"Kaur","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmaceutics, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gayatri","family":"Devi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmaceutics, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Manju","family":"Nagpal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmaceutics, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Manjinder","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gitika A.","family":"Dhingra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmaceutics, NCRD\u2019s Sterling Institute of Pharmacy, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Geeta","family":"Aggarwal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi-110017, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"965","container-title":["Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/eurekaselect.com\/article\/download\/186938","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/www.eurekaselect.com\/186938\/article","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/eurekaselect.com\/article\/download\/186938","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,29]],"date-time":"2020-12-29T04:59:30Z","timestamp":1609217970000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.eurekaselect.com\/186938\/article"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,28]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"6","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,28]]}},"alternative-id":["LiveAll1"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2174\/2211738508666201016151850","relation":{},"ISSN":["2211-7385"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2211-7385","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,28]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Peer Reviewed","order":0,"name":"review_status","label":"Review Status","group":{"name":"peer_review_details","label":"Peer Review Details"}},{"value":"Single blind","order":1,"name":"review_process","label":"Review Process","group":{"name":"peer_review_details","label":"Peer Review Details"}},{"value":"Checked with iThenticate","order":0,"name":"screening_status","label":"Screening Status","group":{"name":"plagiarism_screening","label":"Plagiarism Screening"}},{"value":"2020-06-19","order":0,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2020-09-08","order":1,"name":"revised","label":"Revised","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2020-09-23","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2020-12-28","order":3,"name":"published","label":"Published","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}