<p>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 descr
Essential Oils: Sources, Production and Applications
β Scribed by Rajendra Chandra Padalia, Dakeshwar Kumar Verma, Charu Arora, Pramod Kumar Mahish
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Year
- 2023
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 300
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
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.
β¦ Table of Contents
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 β fatty acids
Chapter 5 Essential oils and their constituents
Chapter 6 Extraction, production, and encapsulation of essential oils
Chapter 7 Bioactivity of essential oils β 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
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