中药挥发油因具有显著的药理活性，被广泛应用于芳香疗法和医疗保健领域，但其在安全性评价方面的研究相对较少，潜在的不良反应缺乏深入研究。通过查阅国内外的文献，对中药挥发油产生毒性的原因、毒性作用、毒性机制及安全性研究中存在的问题进行综述，以期为中医药产业和保健食品产业合理应用中药挥发油提供参考。

Essential oils of traditional Chinese medicine has been widely used in aromatherapy and medical care due to its significant pharmacological activity, but there are relatively few studies on its safety evaluation, and the potential adverse reactions are lack of in-depth research. This paper reviews the toxic causes, toxic effects, toxic mechanism and safety problems of essential oils of traditional Chinese medicine by referring to domestic and foreign literature, in order to provide reference for rational application of essential oils of traditional Chinese medicine and health food industry.

国家中医药多学科交叉创新团队项目(ZYYCXTD-D-202207);江西省科技创新人才重点项目("5511"工程专项)(20171BCB18001);江西省重大科技研发专项(20194ABC28009)