Chemical Diversity, Yield, and Quality of Aromatic Plants

Natural products, i.e., food, drugs, cosmetics, flavors, dyes, and preservatives, have recently become a subject of great interest. There is no doubt that the primary condition for suitability use these products solid scientific basis, especially in terms biological activity. Medicinal aromatic plants (MAPs) play valuable vital role economic, social, cultural, ecological aspects local communities worldwide. MAPs, commonly known as herbs or spices, are distinguished by their original aroma healing effects. They common folk medicine modern proven These characterized diversity both morphologically chemically, well Their properties modified various factors variation: genetic, ontogenetic, environmental, post-harvest. This review presents results latest research on wild cultivated pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food production sectors. In addition, relationship between quantity quality MAP yield agrotechnical involved was discussed.