Synthesis of essential oils based on local raw materials

Essential oil raw materials are one of the types of medicinal, food and technical raw materials. Sources of raw materials of natural origin are also living organisms. Their biological diversity includes at least 2 million species of Pro -and eukaryotes. However, currently, according to various estimates, only about 35,000-70,000 species are used by humans. Moreover, the main share is made up of higher plants. For example, among 300 thousand species of world flora, only 3000 plants are used in folk medicine in Uzbekistan.