Handbook of Essential Oils: Science, Technology, and Applications

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Handbook of Essential Oils: Science, Technology, and Applications, Third Edition
Editors: K. Husnu Can Baser; Gerhard Buchbauer
Publisher: CRC Press
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 1,120
ISBN: 0815370962 / 978-0815370963

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The Handbook of Essential Oils is a vast compilation of 33 chapters, written and presented by experts within their respective fields. This impressive, well-referenced, 1,120-page publication covers a great deal of ground surrounding the history, chemistry, production, applications, storage and marketing of essential oils.

Tthe third edition of the Handbook of Essential Oils is an asset for all holistic aromatherapy students and educators, and for industry professionals seeking well referenced, scientifically presented documentation that covers the field of essential oils.

Although the Handbook of Essential Oils isn't written exclusively for those working within the field of holistic aromatherapy, most all chapters provide relevant information of importance to those within the field.

Table of Contents for the Third Edition of the Handbook of Essential Oils: Science, Technology, and Applications:

Chapter 1: Introduction
K. Hüsnü Can Baser and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 2: History and Sources of Essential Oil Research
Karl-Heinz Kubeczka
Chapter 3: Sources of Essential Oils
Chlodwig Franz and Johannes Novak
Chapter 4: Natural Variability of Essential Oil Components
Eva Nemeth-Zambori
Chapter 5: Production of Essential Oils
Erich Schmidt
Chapter 6: Chemistry of Essential Oils
Charles Sell
Chapter 7: Analysis of Essential Oils
Adriana Arigo, Mariosimone Zoccali, Danilo Sciarrone, Peter Q. Tranchida, Paola Dugo and Luigi Mondello
Chapter 8: Use of Linear Retention Indices in GC/MS Libraries for Essential Oil Analysis
Emanuela Trovato, Giuseppe Micalizzi, Paola Duga, Margita Utczas, and Luigi Mondello
Chapter 9: Safety Evaluation of Essential Oils
Sean V. Taylor
Chapter 10: Metabolism of Terpenoids in Animal Models and Humans
Walter Jaeger and Martina Hoferl
Chapter 11: Central Nervous System Effects of Essential Oil Compounds
Elaine Elisabetsky and Domingos Savio Nunes
Chapter 12: Effects of Essential Oils on Human Cognition
Eva Heuberger
Chapter 13: Aromatherapy: An Overview and Global Perspectives
Rhiannon Lewis
Chapter 14: Essential Oils in Cancer Therapy
Carmen Trummer and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 15: Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential Oils and Aroma Compounds against Airborne Microbes
Sabine Krist
Chapter 16: Quorum Sensing and Essential Oils
Isobel Charlotte Soede and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 17: Functions of Essential Oils and Natural Volatiles in Plant-Insect Interactions
Robert A. Raguso
Chapter 18: Essential Oils as Lures for Invasive Ambrosia Beetles
Paul E. Kendra, Nurhayat Tabanca, Wayne S. Montgomery, Jerome Niogret, David Owens, and Daniel Carrillo
Chapter 19: Adverse Effects and Intoxication with Essential Oils
Rosa Lemmens-Gruber
Chapter 20: Adulteration of Essential Oils
Erich Schmidt and Jürgen Wanner
Chapter 21: Essential Oils and Volatiles in Bryophytes
Agnieczka Ludwiczuk and Yoshinori Asakawa
Chapter 22: Biotransformation of Monoterpenoids by Microorganisms, Insects, and Mammals
Yoshiaki Noma and Yoshinori Asakawa
Chapter 23: Biotransformation of Sesquiterpenoids, Ionones, Damascones, Adamantanes, and Aromatic Compounds by Green Algae, Fungi, and Mammals
Yoshinori Asakawa and Yoshiaki Noma
Chapter 24: Use of Essential Oils in Agriculture
Catherine Regnault-Roger, Susanne Hemetsberger, and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 25: Essential Oils Used in Veterinary Medicine
K. Hüsnü Can Baser and Chlodwig Franz
Chapter 26: Encapsulation and Other Programmed/ Sustained Release Techniques for Essential Oils and Volatile Terpenes
Jan Karlsen
Chapter 27: Essential Oils as Carrier Oils
Romana Aichinger and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 28: Influence of Light on Essential Oil Constituents
Marie-Christine Cudlik and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 29: Influence of Air on Essential Oil Constituents
Darija Gajic and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 30: The Essential Oil Trade
Hugo Bovill
Chapter 31: Industrial Uses of Essential Oils
W.S. Brud
Chapter 32: Storage, Labeling, and Transport of Essential Oils
Jens Jankowski, Jens-Achim Protzen, and Klaus-Dieter Protzen
Chapter 33: Recent EU Legislation on Flavors and Fragrances and Its Impact on Essential Oils
Jan C.R. Demyttenaere

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