Phytochemical constituents and Antimicrobial Efficacy of Sudanese Hibiscus cannabinus L. Seeds Oil

Abstract

Essential oils (EOs) are used in a wide variety of consumer goods such as soaps, detergents, toilet products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, perfumes, food products, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages and insecticides. Essential oils are generally derived from one or more plant parts, such as flowers, leaves, leaves and stems, bark, wood, roots, seeds, fruits, rhizomes and gums. Therefore, three methods of producing EOs in industry has developed, such as water distillation; water and steam distillation; and direct steam distillation. Often, the oil content is so small that oil removal is not commercially feasible by the aforementioned methods.