{"id":118063,"date":"2022-03-07T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=118063"},"modified":"2022-03-07T11:01:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T17:01:27","slug":"university-of-mississippi-school-of-pharmacy-partners-with-doterra-on-essential-oil-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/university-of-mississippi-school-of-pharmacy-partners-with-doterra-on-essential-oil-research\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Partners with d\u014dTERRA on Essential Oil Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Agreement expands relationship to include expanded studies on consistency, purity and potency<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Health and wellness company d\u014dTERRA <\/strong>and the University of Mississippi<\/strong> National Center for Natural Products Research<\/strong>, based within the UM School of Pharmacy<\/strong>, have agreed to a five-year research partnership that will focus on establishing quality standards for the essential oil industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the partnership, NCNPR will study the chemometrics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and metabolomics of essential oils. Officials from both the company and the university anticipate that the research will result in multiple peer-reviewed, published studies that will serve the broader essential oils and scientific communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNatural products are inconsistent in potency due to normal variation that exists in nature, but that doesn\u2019t give our industry a pass on delivering to the marketplace pure, consistent and potent products,\u201d said Dr. Russell Osguthorpe<\/strong>, chief medical officer of d\u014dTERRA. \u201cWe need to pursue scientific understanding of essential oils so we can validate their impact on health and wellness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Over the past four years, the relationship between NCNPR and d\u014dTERRA has strengthened because of our mutual commitment to ensuring the safety, efficacy and quality of natural products. Together, we can help to create higher standards that will allow the world to see the true benefits of d\u014dTERRA essential oils.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work aligns with the natural products center’s mission to research, develop and commercialize potentially useful natural products, said Ikhlas Khan<\/strong>, NCNPR director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe appreciate the opportunity to partner with d\u014dTERRA on this important research,\u201d Khan said. \u201cThe growth in essential oils and the results of recent research substantiate the need for higher standards in the industry, so we appreciate d\u014dTERRA\u2019s willingness to invest in the validation process, putting quality and safety first.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NCNPR is an internationally renowned research center and has been named a Federal Drug Administration Center of Excellence<\/strong> for its research of botanical dietary supplements and training of FDA manufacturing field inspectors since 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, scientists at NCNPR published a d\u014dTERRA-backed study, \u201cA novel approach for lavender essential oil authentication and quality assessment,\u201d in the Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. The study presents new standards and methods to assess lavender essential oil quality and detect adulteration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the dozens of lavender samples analyzed in the study, two-thirds were found to be highly adulterated and of poor quality, meaning they were mislabeled, had fillers and additives, and\/or contained compounds that were of synthetic origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNCNPR\u2019s team of biochemists, chemists, pharmacists and other scientists are expertly qualified and equipped to develop the scientific framework that will define what a quality essential oil looks like,” Osguthorpe said. “They have already done it with our lavender, so there really isn\u2019t a better, more trusted place in the world for this type of research to be conducted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partnership will deliver benefits for the university’s overall research enterprise, said Donna Strum<\/strong>, UM pharmacy dean and executive director of the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is vital that we have valuable industry partners such as d\u014dTERRA to help drive innovation and advance scientific discovery,\u201d Strum said. \u201cWith NCNPR\u2019s leading experts and resources, collaborating with d\u014dTERRA will enhance our shared mission of prioritizing natural products safety and efficacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a>\u00a0to review the full study published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi is renowned for its work in the research, development and commercialization of potentially useful natural products. Photo by Robert Jordan\/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ikhlas Khan. Photo by Kevin Bain\/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A new five-year partnership with d\u014dTERRA will enable researchers at the University of Mississippi National Center for Natural Products Research to study and develop quality standards for the essential oil industry. Photo courtesy d\u014dTERRA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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