PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for extracting an essential oil that can extract an essential oil more excellent in aroma from a plant as compared with the conventional method for extracting an essential oil and to provide an essential oil product containing an essential oil extracted by the method for extracting an essential oil.SOLUTION: The method for extracting an essential oil by extracting an essential oil from a plant includes a plant freezing step of freezing either any one or two or more of a flower, a leaf, a fruit skin and a fruit of the plant to form a frozen plant body and an essential oil extraction treatment step of subjecting the frozen plant body to essential oil extraction treatment. The essential oil extraction treatment step includes a steam distillation step, a solvent extraction step or a microwave extraction step.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】これまでの精油抽出方法に比べて、さらに香りに優れた精油を、植物から抽出可能な精油抽出方法及びこの精油抽出方法により抽出された精油を含有する精油製品を提供する。【解決手段】植物から精油を抽出する精油抽出方法において、前記植物の花、葉、果皮又は果実のうちいずれか1つ又は2以上を冷凍させた冷凍植物体を形成する植物冷凍工程と、前記冷凍植物体に精油抽出処理を施す精油抽出処理工程とを含み、前記精油抽出工程は水蒸気蒸留工程、溶媒抽出工程又はマイクロ波抽出工程を含む。【選択図】図1
