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MeSH Heading: Oils, Volatile
Tree Number(s): D10.627.675
Unique ID: D009822
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009822
Annotation: coordinate with source of oil; /‌ther use: AROMATHERAPY is also available
Scope Note: Oils which evaporate readily. The volatile oils occur in aromatic plants, to which they give odor and other characteristics. Most volatile oils consist of a mixture of two or more TERPENES or of a mixture of an eleoptene (the more volatile constituent of a volatile oil) with a stearopten (the more solid constituent). The synonym essential oils refers to the essence of a plant, as its perfume or scent, and not to its indispensability.
Entry Term(s): Essential Oil; Oil, Essential; Oil, Volatile; Oils, Essential; Volatile Oil
See Also: Aromatherapy
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/01/14

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

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economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

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therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0015240
Scope Note: Oils which evaporate readily. The volatile oils occur in aromatic plants, to which they give odor and other characteristics. Most volatile oils consist of a mixture of two or more TERPENES or of a mixture of an eleoptene (the more volatile constituent of a volatile oil) with a stearopten (the more solid constituent). The synonym essential oils refers to the essence of a plant, as its perfume or scent, and not to its indispensability.
Terms: Oils, Volatile Preferred Term
Term UI T029151
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Volatile Oil
Term UI T000996763
Date11/15/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Oil, Volatile
Term UI T000996764
Date11/15/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Essential Oil
Term UI T000996084
Date11/13/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Oils, Essential
Term UI T029150
Date11/28/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Oil, Essential
Term UI T000996766
Date11/15/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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