Essential Oils
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Essential Oils

Sources, Production and Applications

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Essential Oils

Sources, Production and Applications

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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.



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Yes, you can access Essential Oils by Rajendra Chandra Padalia, Dakeshwar Kumar Verma, Charu Arora, Pramod Kumar Mahish, Rajendra Chandra Padalia, Dakeshwar Kumar Verma, Charu Arora, Pramod Kumar Mahish in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Industrial & Technical Chemistry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2023
ISBN
9783110791617
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Industrial & Technical Chemistry

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Author list
  5. Chapter 1 Introduction and general properties of essential oils
  6. Chapter 2 Essential oils, applications, and different extraction methods
  7. Chapter 3 Sources and raw materials of essential oils
  8. Chapter 4 Chemical composition of essential oils – fatty acids
  9. Chapter 5 Essential oils and their constituents
  10. Chapter 6 Extraction, production, and encapsulation of essential oils
  11. Chapter 7 Bioactivity of essential oils – anticancer, anti-HIV, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, and other activities
  12. Chapter 8 Application of essential oils in industries and daily usage
  13. Chapter 9 Application of essential oils in pharmaceutical industry
  14. Chapter 10 Application of essential oils in agriculture and veterinary
  15. Chapter 11 Application of essential oils in alternative medicine
  16. Chapter 12 Toxicity of essential oils
  17. Chapter 13 Essential oil screening and bioactive potential of some selected trees from temperate zone of Kumaun Himalaya Uttarakhand
  18. Index