МЕТОДИ ЗА ЕКСТРАКЦИЯ НА ЕТЕРИЧНИ МАСЛА.

Essential oils are known and used by millions of people around the world. They are a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aromatic components of plant origin. Essential oils can be natural and concentrated, mainly extracted from whole plants or parts of them - flowers, roots, seeds, and others. Most essential oils contain substances with powerful antioxidant action and have been used for thousands of years. They are obtained by various methods, the most common being steam distillation, cold pressing, and extraction. The extracted essential oils contain a mixture of volatile components that determine their aromatic and therapeutic properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]