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RESUME

Liudmyla Svydenko, Marharyta Karnatovska

Essential Oil Plants

The production of essential oils in certain regions of the globe is more or less differentiated
depending on the composition of the local flora and the physical and geographical conditions suitable
for the culture of certain plant species. Essential oils are raw materials for many industries. Most of
the oils are consumed by the perfume and cosmetics industry. Many essential oils have medicinal
properties and they used in medicine.
In Ukraine, currently an assortment of essential oils is very limited and doesn´t completely satisfy
the needs of essential oil, perfume and cosmetics industry of the country. Out of 3000 identified
species of essential oil plants just around 20 are cultivated in Ukraine, while in the world practice
200 kinds are used for production of perfumery and cosmetics. A significant amount of essential oils
is imported to Ukraine from abroad, for which large amounts of money are spent.
Now, in connection with the economic recovery, it is important to expand the range of essential oils
and create a raw material base for their production through research and involvement of possible
zones of growing aromatic plants in Ukraine. Many species of aromatic plants are introduced into the
conditions of the southern steppe of Ukraine. As a result of many years of research, their biological
features and economically valuable features have been studied. Plants grown in this region have a
satisfactory amount of essential oil of good quality.

The book summarizes the available information on morphology, biology, biochemistry and gives the
main economic characteristics of 30 species of aromatic plants, such as Ocimum gratissimum L.,
Ocimum basilicum L., Ocimum tenuiflorum L., Tagetes lunulata Ortega, Helichrysum italicum (Roth.) G.
Don., Origanum vulgare L., Hypericum perforatum L., Dracocephalum moldavica L., Hyssopus officinalis
L., Calendula officinalis L., Nepeta cataria var. citriodora Beck., Lavandula angustifolia Mill., Agastache
foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze, Majorana hortensis Moench., Melissa officinalis L., Monarda fistulosa L.,
Mentha piperita L., Artemisia balchanorum Krasch., Artemisia taurica Willd., Perovskia atriplicifolia
Benth., Rosa damascenа Mill., Matricaria chamomilla L., Ruta graveolens L., Thymus vulgaris L.,
Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Satureja montana L., Satureja hortensis L., Salvia officinalis L., Salvia sclarea
L., Elsholzia stauntonii Benth.
The value of these plants as a source of essential oil is given. Here are recommendations for the most
effective timing of harvesting of plant raw materials and its practical use. The best ways of
reproduction are offered. For each type are examples of use in the food industry, in folk and modern
medicine, in everyday life.

The purpose of this publication is to give a description of perspective aromatic plants and
recommendations for their cultivation, as well as the use of essential oils and floral raw materials.
Many aromatic plants proposed for cultivation have decorative properties, a long flowering period,
a pleasant aroma, frost and drought resistance. The use of plants containing phytoncides in the
greening of settlements will´ve a healing effects for humans.

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