Aromatic and Essential Oil Plants

by Felix Nicholas

ISBN: 9789386595386
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Imprint : Agri Horti Press
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 8995.00
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Author Profile

Dr. Felix Nicholas is former Faculty, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences(CANC), University of Cape Coast, Ghana. His research areas include Herbal Aromatherapy and Production of Aromatic and Essential oils. He has published several research papers and authorised/edited few books. Dr. Nicholas has participated/delivered lectures/chaired sessions at various international conferences/symposium etc.

About The Book

Aromatic plants possess odorous volatile substances which occur as essential oil, gum exudate, balsam and oleoresin in one or more parts, namely, root, wood, bark, stem, foliage, flower and fruit. The characteristic aroma is due to a variety of complex chemical compounds. The term essential oil is concomitant to fragrance or perfumes because these fragrances are oily in nature and they represent the essence or the active constituents of the plants. They are called volatile or ethereal oils as they evaporate when exposed to air at ordinary temperatures. Essential oils are highly concentrated, low volume, high value products. An essential oil is an organic liquid, which is extracted from plant material. Because it is volatile (able to react), it emits an aroma when exposed to air, which is accentuated when warmth accelerates the evaporation of aromatic molecules. The arrangement of the chapters is aimed to describe the fundamental and basic issues of aromatic ad essential plants. The book provides information on various aspects of Aromatic and essential plants.

Table of Contents

Preface vii 1. Aromatic Plants 1 2. Essential Oil 9 3. Distillation of Essential Oils 44 4. Production of Essential Oils 61 5. Medicinal Plants and Aromatic Plants 72 6. Fragrance and Flavour of Plants 119 7. Herbal Aromatherapy 185 8. Botanical Remedies in Herbal Therapy and Aromatheraphy 219 Index 245