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The essential oils (EOs) have been used in humans and animals for several millennia, as they represent an important part of folk medicine for their medicinal properties. EOs are a very heterogeneous group of complex mixtures of secondary plant metabolites. The nature of an EO varies from plant to plant, species to species, and within botanical families. By now, more than 3000 varieties of volatile aromatic compounds have been identified. Hundreds of chemical compounds have been identified in the essential oils (EOs) of some plants, with properties such as antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antiseptic, antimycotic, antitumor, antispasmodic, immunostimulating, etc. In addition to aromatherapy, they are either ingested or topically applied for conditions such as pain, arthritis, bruises, scratches, scars, flea control, and many others. This chapter describes EOs of plant and non-plant origins, their active constituents, and clinical applications in animal health and disease.

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Srivastava, A., Lall, R., Sinha, A., Gupta, R.C. (2019). Essential Oils. In: Gupta, R., Srivastava, A., Lall, R. (eds) Nutraceuticals in Veterinary Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04624-8_11

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