**Author details**

Oliviu Vostinaru1 \*, Simona Codruta Heghes2 and Lorena Filip3

1 Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Physiopathology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2 Department of Drug Analysis, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

3 Department of Bromatology, Hygiene, Nutrition, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

\*Address all correspondence to: oliviu\_vostinaru@yahoo.com

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*Safety Profile of Essential Oils*

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