Abstract-Botanical oils are increasingly used in traditional and cosmetic applications, but also as dietary supplements and pharmaceutical-grade enhancers for bariatric surgery improvement. The focus of this review is to evaluate the existing knowledge regarding the differential biological and toxicological effects of major bioactive constituents of plant oils, and to correlate them to the compositional changes in their fatty acid profiles. Multiple skin diseases that result in depletion or disturbance of skin lipids may require tailored mixtures of several botanical oils to simultaneously maintain natural skin-barrier function, promote repair and regeneration of wounded tissues, and achieve corrective modulation of immune disorders. Furthermore, as bioactive constituents of botanical oils enter the human body by oral or topical application and often accumulate in measurable blood concentrations, there is a need for monitoring their hazardous effects to reduce the possible over-added toxicity and promote maximal normal tissue sparing.
Dr. Warda Riaz, Dr. Ayusha Riaz, Dr. Cena Ali
Bariatric surgery improvement, Botanical oils, fatty acid, toxicology