Description

Pages:
300
Language:
English
Format:
PDF
Size:
42 MB
ISBN-10:
3110791595
ISBN-13:
9783110791594, 978-3110791594, 978-3-11-079159-4, 978-3-11-079160-0, 978-3110791600, 9783110791600, 978-3-11-079161-7, 978-3110791617, 9783110791617
by Rajendra Chandra Padalia (Editor), Dakeshwar Kumar Verma (Editor), Charu Arora (Editor)

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.