A Collection of Research Studies on Essential Oils

PubMed currently contains 13,275 abstracts on essential oils.  I’ve included a sampling here for ease of access.

Oils Vs Cancer (597 abstracts available)

Frankincense

Management of basal cell carcinoma of the skin using frankincense (Boswellia sacra) essential oil: a case report

Boswellia sacra essential oil induces tumor cell-specific apoptosis and suppresses tumor aggressiveness in cultured human breast cancer cells.

Frankincense essential oil prepared from hydrodistillation of Boswellia sacra gum resins induces human pancreatic cancer cell death in cultures and in a xenograft murine model.

Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil

Ginger

Antimutagenic Potential and Modulation of Carcinogen-Metabolizing Enzymes by Ginger Essential Oil.

Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of essential oil from ginger.

Other

Disruption of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling cascade and induction of apoptosis in HL-60 cells by an essential oil from Monarda citriodora.

Microbicide activity of clove essential oil (Eugenia caryophyllata).