Title:The Fate of 1,8-cineole as a Chemical Penetrant: A Review
Volume: 21
Issue: 5
Author(s): Ligema Dao, Yu Dong, Lin Song and Chula Sa*
Affiliation:
- School of Mongolian Medicine, Inner Mongolian Medical University, Hohhot, China
Keywords:
1, 8-cineole, transdermal drug delivery, blood-brain barrier, penetration enhancer, skin barrier, toxicity.
Abstract: The stratum corneum continues to pose the biggest obstacle to transdermal drug delivery.
Chemical penetrant, the first generation of transdermal drug delivery system, offers a lot of potential. In
order to fully examine the permeation mechanism of 1,8-cineole, a natural monoterpene, this review
summarizes the effects of permeation-enhancing medications on drugs that are lipophilic and hydrophilic
as well as the toxicity of this substance on the skin and other tissues. For lower lipophilic drugs,
1,8-cineole appears to have a stronger osmotic-enhancing impact. An efficient and secure tactic would
be to combine enhancers and dose forms. 1,8-cineole is anticipated to be further developed in the transdermal
drug delivery system and even become a candidate drug for brain transport due to its permeability
and low toxicity.