佛手精油是从新鲜佛手中提取出来的一种气味清新、略带花香的挥发油,是天然香料精油中的一种。其具有明显的抗菌、抗炎作用,能治疗晒伤、牛皮癣、粉刺,改善皮肤等,还能起到抗抑郁、舒缓情绪的作用。佛手精油在国外一直被认为是一种名贵的香料精油,并且在食品和化妆品中具有较高的应用价值。目前,国内外学者对佛手精油的研究主要集中在优化提取工艺、成分分析、药理作用等方面。随着佛手精油及相关产品的不断开发与应用,佛手精油的研究范围越来越广。主要综述了佛手精油的提取工艺、精油中各种成分的分析、精油的药理作用及其相关应用等方面的研究进展,并针对佛手精油研究过程中出现的各种问题进行了阐述,指出了相应的解决方案,对未来佛手精油的发展进行了展望。

Bergamot essential oil with the fragrance of flowers in pure and fresh smell is a kind of volatile oil extracted from fresh Citri Sarcodactylis Fructus.Like orange and lemon, it is a kind of natural perfume oil.Bergamot essential oil, with obvious antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, can treat sunburn, psoriasis, acne, improve skin, etc.It also can create a relaxed and pleasant feeling and thereby has the effect of antidepressant.Bergamot essential oil has been considered as rare spice oil, and has high value of application in the food and cosmetics industry in foreign countries.At present, the researches on bergamot essential oil by domestic and foreign scholars mainly focus on the optimization of extraction process, component analysis, pharmacological action, and other aspects.With the continuous developments and applications of bergamot essential oil and related products, the range of study for bergamot essential oil is getting more and more widely.This paper reviews the researches on the extraction technologies, various components analysis, pharmacological effects, and applications of bergamot essential oil.At the same time, all kinds of problems probably occurred in the process of bergamot essential oil researches are discussed and the corresponding solutions are pointed out.Finally, some possible development trends and the prospects of the research on bergamot essential oil are also related.Thus more information about the research progress of various aspects of bergamot essential oil can be obtained and serve the research and product development of bergamot essential oil better in our country.

国家自然科学基金资助项目(81373908,81403033);浙江省自然科学基金(LZ16H280001);浙江省科技厅公益性技术应用研究计划(2014C32108);浙江省生物学重中之重学科和浙江省植物学高校重点学科