Essential Oils: Sources, Production and Applications

Description

Essential oils are simply the volatile oils of plants. These are concentrated liquids contain many terpenes, alkaloids and alcohols etc. Various compounds of essential oils have bioactive properties such as antimicrobial, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-viral and anti-fungal etc. This book describes the sources of essential oils, extraction and production method, characterizing tools, bioactivity, and various applications in the field of industries, daily usage, agriculture, health, and food. Contents Author list Chapter 1 Introduction and general properties of essential oils Chapter 2 Essential oils, applications, and different extraction methods Chapter 3 Sources and raw materials of essential oils Chapter 4 Chemical composition of essential oils – fatty acids Chapter 5 Essential oils and their constituents Chapter 6 Extraction, production, and encapsulation of essential oils Chapter 7 Bioactivity of essential oils – anticancer, anti-HIV, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, and other activities Chapter 8 Application of essential oils in industries and daily usage Chapter 9 Application of essential oils in pharmaceutical industry Chapter 10 Application of essential oils in agriculture and veterinary Chapter 11 Application of essential oils in alternative medicine Chapter 12 Toxicity of essential oils Chapter 13 Essential oil screening and bioactive potential of some selected trees from temperate zone of Kumaun Himalaya Uttarakhand Index