“…Essential oils contain many chemical compounds (monoterpene hydrocarbons, oxygenated monoterpenes, sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, oxygenated sesquiterpenes, and others) which are not stable [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. Essential oils not only have an odor or flavor [ 4 ] but they also have antibacterial [ 5 , 6 ], antioxidant [ 2 , 7 ], and many pharmaceutical effects: they decrease pain [ 8 , 9 ], reduce inflammation [ 10 ], and promote wound healing [ 11 , 12 ]. For instance, for nutmeg, its essential oil has antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and insecticidal effects [ 1 , 13 ].…”