植物精油具有抗氧化与清除自由基、促进毛发生成、防治骨质疏松、调节机体免疫等抗生理衰老作用；具有调控神经退行性疾病、心脑血管疾病、骨关节炎、癌症等抗病理衰老作用。通过介绍衰老的概念与机制，综述植物精油抗衰老的药理作用与机制的研究进展，探讨植物精油在抗衰老领域的应用前景、发展的优势和存在的问题。

Plant essential oil not only has functions of anti-oxidative and scavenging free radicals activities, piliation promotion, osteoporosis prevention, body immunity regulation and other anti-physiological aging effects, but also has anti-pathogenic aging effects such as regulating neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, osteoarthritis and cancer. This paper introduces the research and progress of the pharmacological effects and mechanisms of anti-aging effects of plant essential oils by introducing the concept and mechanism of aging, and discusses the application prospects, development advantages and existing problems of plant essential oils in the anti-aging field.

江西省科技创新人才重点项目（"5511"工程专项）（20171BCB18001）；人才团队计划-"5511"科技创新人才（赣科发计字[2017]63号）；江西省一流学科项目（JXSYLXK-ZHYA0091）；江西省一流学科项目（JXSYLXK-ZHYA0092）