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In this paper, the research progress of peppermint oil at home and abroad in recent years was summarized from the aspects of extraction, pharmacological action and preparation method of microcapsule, and the new microcapsule technology is the follow-up research direction.

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BACKGROUND: Our preliminary studies have established a rabbit model of knee osteoarthritis using gypsum wire fixation, but the model of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome of knee osteoarthritis has not been prepared.OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility of establishing a rabbit model of yang deficiency and cold coagulation using peppermint oil and climate chamber, to lay the foundation for future research.METHODS: Thirty-two experimental animals were randomly divided into normal group, model group, yang deficiency group and yang deficiency-cold coagulation group. Except for the normal group, the rabbit knee joints were fixed with plaster fixator brake method for 8 weeks. The yang deficiency group was given daily perfusion of peppermint oil for 2 weeks at the beginning of the 7th week of fixation. In the yang deficiency-cold coagulation group, the rabbits were placed in a climate chamber at 4 °C for 1.5 hours every day, and given daily perfusion of peppermint oil after 6 weeks of braking. After 7 and 14 days of intragastric administration, the serum level of thyrotropin (T4) was detected by ELISA. After 8 weeks of modeling, the articular cartilage, meniscus and synovium were taken for histological scoring. Animal behaviors were observed, and body surface temperature was detected using an infrared thermal imager. The experimental protocol was approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University (approval No. IACUC-20170222026).RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:For behavior observation, the symptoms of yang deficiency-cold coagulation appeared in the yang deficiency-cold coagulation group. The plantar temperature of the yang deficiency-cold coagulation was lower than that of the normal and model groups (P< 0.05). The serum T4 level was lower in the yang deficiency group and yang deficiency-cold coagulation group than the normal group (P < 0.05). The Mankin scores of the knee joints in two yang deficiency groups were both higher than that in the normal group (P< 0.05) but lower than that in the model group (P < 0.05). Hematoxylin-eosin staining of the meniscus and synovial membrane indicated the yang deficiency group and the yang deficiency-cold coagulation group had no significant difference from the model group. Histomorphological findings elucidated that the peppermint oil with climate box contributes to simulating the disease state to a certain extent, which can provide a reference for establishing the rabbit knee osteoarthritis model of yang deficiency-cold coagulation type. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Peppermint oil microcapsule were prepared with β-cyclodextrin as wall material and peppermint oil as core material by the method of embedding. The optimum process conditions were as follows:proportion of core and wall is 1:6, the volume ratio of peppermint oil and ethanol 1:40, mixing temperature 30℃, mixing time 3.5 h. Insoles are treated by the method of pad-dry-cure process. The properties of antibacterial and deodorization are investigated through qualitative or quantitative analysis. The results show that the functional insoles have excellent antibacterial and deodorizational properties, but the durability of odour is not long. Compared with the untreated cotton fabric, the functional insoles have better air permeability, wash fastness, perspiration resistance, and antibacterial properties.However, water vapor permeability remains unchanged. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The freeze-drying technique, characterized by low-temperature processing, is especially suitable for sensitive volatile oils with thermal instability. However, there are few studies focusing on the retention of volatile oils in the processing of freeze-dried preparations. This study evaluated the effects of different addition methods(adsorption, emulsification, solid dispersion, and inclusion) on the retention rate of the main components in peppermint oil, aiming to explore the application feasibility of freeze-dried preparations of volatile oils. Firstly, the addition method was determined based on the retention rates of menthol in four freeze-dried preparations. Secondly, an orthogonal test was designed to optimize the preparation process based on the characteristics of the preferred addition method. The results showed that the most suitable preparation form of peppermint oil was inclusion with beta-cyclodextrin(β-CD), and the retention rate of menthol in freeze-drying was 86.36%. According to the two-step preparation process of inclusion and freeze-drying, we introduced the product of inclusion rate and retention rate, i.e., comprehensive retention rate, to determine the optimum processing parameters. The results showed that β-CD/oil ratio of 7∶1, inclusion temperature of 40 ℃, and inclusion time of 2 h were the optimum processing parameters. The product prepared with these parameter had the comprehensive retention rate of 68.41%, retention rate of 92.53%, and inclusion rate of 73.93%. The inclusion compound was white powder with significantly increased solubility. The pre-paration process based on cyclodextrin inclusion in this study is stable and reliable and provides a new idea for ensuring the efficacy and stability of volatile components in freeze-dried preparations.