USES OF VOLATILE OILS AND FIXED OIL,RIEVEW QUESTIONS OF THESE PARTS

 

Crude drug	Uses
Almond oil	laxative, emollient, in the preparation of toilet articles and as a vehicle for oily injections.   flavouring agents.
Linseed Oil	§  Used in lowering blood cholesterol levels (due to presence of ALA), control blood pressure §  Used in treatment of inflammation associated with gout §  Controls constipation §  It is an important drying oil in the paint and varnish industry
Coconut Oil	§  Pharmaceutically in ointment base §  Cosmetically as a moisturizer §  Also used in making soap, candles, chocolate, candies etc
Cottonseed Oil	§  Solvent in injections §  Used in the manufacture of soaps §  The oil possesses emollient properties and is used in liniments
Castor Oil	§  Stimulant cathartic for total colonic evacuation prior to surgery §  Emollient §  Employed in manufacture of soaps §  Hydrogenated oil is used as a stiffening agent in some pharmaceutical formulations §  fungistatic,
Olive Oil	§  Externally as demulcent & emollient agent §  Laxatives §  Used as a purgative administered after food poisoning
Peanut oil or arachis oil	§  Dietary supplements §  Pharmaceutically solvent for intravenous and intramuscular injections §  as a substitute for Olive oil, §   as a solvent in pharmaceutical aid
Peppermint Oil	o   Peppermint, and is used chiefly as a flavouring agent and as a carminative o   Treatment of common cold, cough, inflammation of the mouth and throat, sinus infections, and respiratory infections o   Treatment of digestive problems including heartburn, nausea, vomiting, morning sickness, irritable bowel syndrome, cramps of the upper gastrointestinal tract and bile ducts, upset stomach, diarrhea, bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine, and gas o   Peppermint oil is also used for headache, muscle pain, nerve pain, toothache, inflammation of the mouth, joint conditions, itchiness (the oil is a counterirritant), allergic rash, bacterial and viral infections, relaxing the colon during barium enemas, and for repelling mosquitoes o   Used as a flavouring agent o   It has carminative action
Cardamom Oil	o   Flavouring agent o   Carminative o   Gastrointestinal stimulant o   Used in dyspepsia and flatulence
Coriander Oil	o   Flavouring agent o   Carminative agent o   Stimulant
Turpentine Oil	o   Counter irritant o   Local irritant o   Rectified oil is used internally as a diuretic, urinary antiseptic, anthelminthic and expectorant  o   Rubefacient, in swelling, neuralgia o   as mild antiseptic
Spearmint Oil	o   As a carminative agent o   As a flavouring agents in pharmaceutical preparations and foods o   spasmolytic, o   stimulant, o    as a diuretic o   as spice
Camphor Oil	o   Analgesic o   Antidepressant o   Anti-inflammatory o   Antiseptic o   Diuretic, febrifuge, anti-hypertensive, insecticide, laxative, rubefacient, stimulant and vermifuge o   It is also used in cosmetics
Lemon Oil	o   Carminative o   Aromatic o   Flavouring agent
Orange Oil	o   Carminative o   Flavouring agent o   Antiseptic o   Anti-depressant o   Antispasmodic o   Anti-inflammatory agent o   Carminative agent o   Cholagogoue (drug or substance that promotes the flow of bile from the gall bladder into the duodenum) o   Diuretic o   Sedative o   Tonic
Cinnamon Oil	§  As flavouring agent §  Carminative agent §  Diuretic §  powerful germicide §  antiseptic, §  antirheumatic, §  antispasmodic, §  demulcent,  §  expectorant, §  stomachic, §  diaphoretic
Fennel Oil	o   Carminative o   Stimulant o   Flavouring agent
Anise Oil	o   Carminative o   Stimulant o   Flavouring agent
Clove Oil	o   Stimulant o   Carminative o   Irritant o   Condiment o   Local anaesthetic o   Analgesic o   Antiseptic o   Flavouring agent
Eucalyptus Oil	o   As an expectorant agent o   Rubefacient o   Antiseptic o   Decongestant o   Diaphoretic
Lavender Oil	o   As an antiseptic agent o   Used to relieve tension, depression, panic hysteria and nervous exhaustion o   Used for headache, migraines and insomnia o   Relives pain associated with rheumatism, arthritis, lumbago and muscles o   It is employed pharmaceutically in the anti-arthropod preparation of Gamma Benzene Hexachloride o   Relives problems associated with gastrointestinal tract including nausea, vomiting, colics and flatulence
Rosemary Oil	o   As an antioxidant o   Relief of gastrointestinal problems including heartburn, flatulence and loss of appetite o   Used for gout, cough, headache, toothache, high blood pressure, and reducing age-related memory loss (It is a memory enhancer) o   It is also used topically for preventing and treating baldness, eczema and promotion of wound healing o   It is also used as an insect repellent
Dill Oil	o   Carminative o   Flavouring agent o   Used with water to create dill water (Oil of Dill is used in mixtures, preparation of Dill Water is used in the flatulence of infants and also as a vehicle for children’s medicine.) o   Stimulant o    stomachic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVIEW QUESTIONS

WRITE TRUE/FALSE

1.      Regarding uses of  Turpentine Oil

a.      As an antioxidant

b.      Relives pain associated with rheumatism, arthritis, lumbago and muscles

c.       Counter irritant

d.      Local irritant

e.      Local anaesthetic

2.      Which medicinal plant is used as Cholagogoue?

a.      Clove oil

b.      Fennel oil

c.       Cardamom oil

d.      Orange oil

e.      Cinnamon oil

3.      Consider uses of Linseed oil

a.      Rubefacient

b.      Antiseptic

c.       Decongestant

d.      Used in lowering blood cholesterol levels (due to presence of ALA), control blood pressure

e.      Used in treatment of inflammation associated with gout

4.      Uses of clove

a.      laxative, emollient, in

b.      the preparation of toilet articles and as a vehicle for oily injections

c.       Irritant

d.      Condiment

e.      It is employed pharmaceutically in the anti-arthropod preparation of Gamma Benzene Hexachloride

5.      Eucalyptus Oil…..

a.      Decongestant

b.      stomachic

c.       Diaphoretic

d.      Anti-depressant

e.      As an expectorant agent

6.      Camphor oil……..

a.      Diuretic, febrifuge, anti-hypertensive, insecticide, laxative, rubefacient, stimulant and vermifuge

b.      Stimulant cathartic for total colonic evacuation prior to surgery

c.       Relives problems associated with gastrointestinal tract including nausea, vomiting, colics and flatulence

d.      Dietary supplements

e.      Anti-inflammatory

 

7.      Rosemary Oil…

a.      As an antiseptic agent

b.      Used to relieve tension, depression, panic hysteria and nervous exhaustion

c.       Used for headache, migraines and insomnia

d.      It is also used topically for preventing and treating baldness, eczema and promotion of wound healing

e.      It is also used as an insect repellent

8.      Peppermint Oil

a.      It is employed pharmaceutically in the anti-arthropod preparation of Gamma Benzene Hexachloride

b.      Relives problems associated with gastrointestinal tract including nausea, vomiting, colics and flatulence

c.       As an antioxidant

d.      Treatment of digestive problems including heartburn, nausea, vomiting, morning sickness, irritable bowel syndrome, cramps of the upper gastrointestinal tract and bile ducts, upset stomach, diarrhea, bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine, and gas

e.      Peppermint oil is also used for headache, muscle pain, nerve pain, toothache, inflammation of the mouth, joint conditions, itchiness (the oil is a counterirritant), allergic rash, bacterial and viral infections, relaxing the colon during barium enemas, and for repelling mosquitoes

9.      Olive oil……

a.      Antispasmodic

b.      Cholagogoue (drug or substance that promotes the flow of bile from the gall bladder into the duodenum)

c.       Externally as demulcent & emollient agent

d.      Laxatives

e.      Used as a purgative administered after food poisoning

10.  Coconut Oil…..

a.      Controls constipation

b.      It is an important drying oil in the paint and varnish industry

c.       Pharmaceutically in ointment base

d.      Cosmetically as a moisturizer

e.      Also used in making soap, candles, chocolate, candies etc

 

SHORT ANSWERS

1.      Outline five uses of dill oil

2.      List five uses of castor oil

3.      Mention six uses of lavender oil

4.      Mention four uses of cardamom oil

5.      List three uses of Cottonseed oil