“…Moreover, curiosity about essential oil applications that can act as antimicrobial agents is growing because of the broad range of activities, natural origins, and generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status of essential oils. Currently, essential oils are frequently studied for their antimicrobial (Cowan, 1999; Burt, 2004; Nedorostova et al, 2009), antifungal (Singh and Tripathi, 1999), antiulcer (Dordevic et al, 2007), antihelminthic (Inouye et al, 2001), antioxidant (Mimica-Dukic et al, 2003), anti-inflammatory (Singh et al, 1996), repellent, insecticidal, antifeedant (Isman et al, 1990; Pandey et al, 2014a), cytotoxic (Sylvestre et al, 2007), antiviral (Maurya et al, 2005), ovicidal (Pandey et al, 2011b), anesthetic (Ghelardini et al, 2001), molluscicidal (Fico et al, 2004), immunomodulatory (Mediratta et al, 2002), antinociceptive (Abdollahi et al, 2003), and larvicidal (Jantan et al, 2003) properties as well as for their use as food preservatives (Ukeh and Mordue, 2009; Pandey et al, 2014c). …”