Chemical Composition, Cytotoxicity, and Encapsulation of Lavender Essential Oil (<i>Lavandula angustifolia</i>) in Alginate Hydrogel-Application and Therapeutic Effect on Animal Model.

ABSTRACT: Lavender essential oil (LEO) was analyzed using gas chromatography coupled with a mass selective detector (GC-MS), detecting linalool and linalyl acetate as its major constituents. The biological activity of the LEO was evaluated in vitro using a normal mouse fibroblast cell line (L929), where it showed no cytotoxic effects. To assess its therapeutic effect in vivo, a broiler chicken model (Ross 308) was employed. Birds were divided into three groups: the control group (C) without any hydrogel supplementation; the H group, supplemented with alginate hydrogel capsules without LEO; and the HE groups, which received hydrogel capsules containing immobilized LEO. Capsules were provided on chick paper for voluntary intake from day 1 to day 10. At the end of the production cycle, the cecum was di

SUBMITTER: Adaszynska-Skwirzynska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12299666 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature