Successfully extracted garlic oil into capsule form

Garlic is not only a spice but also a miracle medicine of nature.

In addition to some common uses of garlic such as heat, detox, antiseptic, cure dysentery to blood, sputum . garlic tubers in Ly Son (Quang Ngai) also work against the development process of a number of types of cancer.

With the desire to maximize the use of garlic in the processing of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, Dr. Vo Thi Viet Dung, lecturer of Pham Van Dong University (Quang Ngai), has successfully implemented the topic "Optimization performance of garlic extract by steam distillation method ".

This topic of Dr. Vo Thi Viet Dung was praised at the 8th National Young Creative Festival 2015.

With the method of Dr. Vo Thi Viet Dung, garlic is peeled off, crushed. With a distiller and cooling system, Dr. Dung uses a traditional extraction method to extract garlic oil. Garlic is soaked in NaCl solution and then distilled until essential oil is obtained.

Dr. Vo Thi Viet Dung.(Source: quangngai.gov.vn).

Dr. Vo Thi Viet Dung said: "I know that some researchers have done research works to extract garlic oil by the method of attracting steam, but the accuracy is not high. I choose to use it. Using empirical planning, then building the production process of garlic oil to achieve the highest oil yield, shorten the time and cost of production, this method is easy to implement, inexpensive and convenient. It is suitable for families and small businesses, and technology transfer to farmers is not difficult.

In 2012, lecturer Vo Thi Viet Dung completed her doctoral thesis when she was 29 years old. In one visit to Ly Son Island, seeing that people have finished harvesting garlic and selling out, they have to take it home to take it out, Dr. Dung has thought that if people preserve it poorly, the garlic will be degraded and changed. ingredient. So Dr. Dung cherished the very simple idea of extracting garlic to get the essential oil.

When extracting the essential oil, Dr. Dung noticed that because of the smell, some people could not use it directly in the form of garlic oil, or need to use a large amount for the treatment room, the essential oil in the form of capsules would be suitable. more suitable. So, Dr. Dung decided to make garlic oil into capsule form.

Attractive distillation set of steam garlic oil.(Source: quangngai.gov.vn).

With the passion and effort of scientific research, after two years of incubation, the research, the topic of extracting garlic oil by the steam distillation method by Dr. Vo Thi Viet Dung was honored as one In 36 typical projects at the 8th National Young Creative Festival in 2015. Previously, this project also won the first prize in the Young Creative Contest of Quang Ngai Province. The topic of extracting garlic oil from Ly Son also helps farmers improve economic efficiency from this plant.

Dr. Vo Thi Viet Dung said that she is continuing to research and transfer from the laboratory to the practical process of extracting and researching to extract with more modern technology; Find the extraction conditions to obtain the greatest economic benefit from garlic for farmers.

After the initial success of the topic of extracting garlic essential oil, Dr. Vo Thi Viet Dung is looking to cooperate with cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies to quickly apply it to practice, contributing to improving. Economic efficiency of Ly Son garlic tree.