Essential oils are natural plant products that have a wide range of
applications in various fields like medicine, flavors, fragrance, etc. Their wide range of
uses benefits people by exhibiting a variety of diverse properties like anti-allergic, antiinflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, insect repellent, anticancer, anti-oxidant, and
many more. They are also crucial to plants in terms of function. They are aromatic and
are present in plants inside specialized cells or glands. Their biosynthesis occurs in the
leaves and is present inside them until flowering. After the flowering of the plant, these
oils get transferred to the flowers. These essential oils can be extracted using a variety
of techniques, including solvent applications, steam distillation, and more. The quality
and amount of essential oils in plants are affected by a variety of circumstances. These
factors include the development stage of plants, the effect of UV radiation, the effect of
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, the effect of light quality, the effect of salt stress, and
the effect of fertilizers.
Keywords: Anticancer, Anti-oxidant, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Essential oils, UV radiations.
