Essential Oils: Extraction, Characterization and Applications covers sixteen essential oils from different herbal and aromatic plants, including production, composition and extraction techniques such as distillation, chemistry and properties, characterization and applications. The book also presents their safety, toxicity and regulation, alongside trade, storage, stability and transport concepts. Essential oils in plants, extraction and analysis, and current trends in the use of essential oils, like aroma therapy, agro-food and non-food usage are thoroughly explored. Remaining chapters are dedicated to different essential oils, including lavender, peppermint, sandalwood, citrus, eucalyptus, tea tree, clove, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, rosewood, juniper and pine, patchouli, clary, and more.
Edited by a global team of experts in essential oils, this book is designed to be a practical tool for the many diverse professionals who develop and market essential oils.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. ix 7. Chapter 1. Essential oils in plants: Plant physiology, the chemical composition of the oil, and natural variation of the oils (chemotaxonomy and environmental effects, etc.) - p. 7 8. Chapter 2. Extraction and analysis of essential oils: Extraction methods used at laboratory and industrial level and chemical analysis - p. 46 9. Chapter 3. Importance of essential oils and current trends in use of essential oils (aroma therapy, agrofood, and medicinal usage) - p. 70 10. Chapter 4. Lavender essential oil: Nutritional, compositional, and therapeutic insights - p. 85 11. Chapter 5. Peppermint essential oil - p. 112 12. Chapter 6. Sandalwood essential oil - p. 121 13. Chapter 7. Jasmine essential oil: Production, extraction, characterization, and applications - p. 154 14. Chapter 8. Citrus essential oil (grapefruit, orange, lemon) - p. 198 15. Chapter 9. Eucalyptus essential oils - p. 217 16. Essential oils from Apiaceae family (parsley, lovage, and dill) - p. 244 17. Chapter 11. Essential oils from Lamiaceae family (rosemary, thyme, mint, basil) - p. 312 18. Chapter 12. Clove oil - p. 325 19. Chapter 13. Ginger essential oil: Chemical composition, extraction, characterization, pharmacological activities, and applications - p. 350 20. Chapter 14. Cinnamon essential oil - p. 377 21. Chapter 15. Nutmeg essential oil - p. 391 22. Chapter 16. Rosewood essential oil - p. 401 23. Chapter 17. Juniper essential oil: An overview of bioactive compounds and functional aspects - p. 415 24. Chapter 18. Patchouli essential oil - p. 438 25. Chapter 19. Clary sage essential oil - p. 462 26. Chapter 20. Tea tree essential oil - p. 481 27. Index - p. 501
Essential Oils: Extraction, Characterization and Applications covers sixteen essential oils from different herbal and aromatic plants, including production, composition and extraction techniques such as distillation, chemistry and properties, characterization and applications. The book also presents their safety, toxicity and regulation, alongside trade, storage, stability and transport concepts. Essential oils in plants, extraction and analysis, and current trends in the use of essential oils, like aroma therapy, agro-food and non-food usage are thoroughly explored. Remaining chapters are dedicated to different essential oils, including lavender, peppermint, sandalwood, citrus, eucalyptus, tea tree, clove, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, rosewood, juniper and pine, patchouli, clary, and more.
Edited by a global team of experts in essential oils, this book is designed to be a practical tool for the many diverse professionals who develop and market essential oils.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. ix 7. Chapter 1. Essential oils in plants: Plant physiology, the chemical composition of the oil, and natural variation of the oils (chemotaxonomy and environmental effects, etc.) - p. 7 8. Chapter 2. Extraction and analysis of essential oils: Extraction methods used at laboratory and industrial level and chemical analysis - p. 46 9. Chapter 3. Importance of essential oils and current trends in use of essential oils (aroma therapy, agrofood, and medicinal usage) - p. 70 10. Chapter 4. Lavender essential oil: Nutritional, compositional, and therapeutic insights - p. 85 11. Chapter 5. Peppermint essential oil - p. 112 12. Chapter 6. Sandalwood essential oil - p. 121 13. Chapter 7. Jasmine essential oil: Production, extraction, characterization, and applications - p. 154 14. Chapter 8. Citrus essential oil (grapefruit, orange, lemon) - p. 198 15. Chapter 9. Eucalyptus essential oils - p. 217 16. Essential oils from Apiaceae family (parsley, lovage, and dill) - p. 244 17. Chapter 11. Essential oils from Lamiaceae family (rosemary, thyme, mint, basil) - p. 312 18. Chapter 12. Clove oil - p. 325 19. Chapter 13. Ginger essential oil: Chemical composition, extraction, characterization, pharmacological activities, and applications - p. 350 20. Chapter 14. Cinnamon essential oil - p. 377 21. Chapter 15. Nutmeg essential oil - p. 391 22. Chapter 16. Rosewood essential oil - p. 401 23. Chapter 17. Juniper essential oil: An overview of bioactive compounds and functional aspects - p. 415 24. Chapter 18. Patchouli essential oil - p. 438 25. Chapter 19. Clary sage essential oil - p. 462 26. Chapter 20. Tea tree essential oil - p. 481 27. Index - p. 501
