"Essential Oils: Oils of Nature" ed. by Hany El-Shemy

This book looks at research topics dealing with isolation, purification, and identification of active ingredients of essential oils from plants. This knowledge will provide significant information about essential oils to researchers and others interested in the field.

Essential oils were used globally as a folk medicine for the treatment of a number of diseases because of the high content of natural compounds.

Contents
1.Applications of Medicinal Herbs and Essential Oils in Food Safety
2.Essential Oil’s Chemical Composition and Pharmacological Properties
3.Biological Importance of Essential Oils
4.Essential Oils: Partnering with Antibiotics
5.Essential Oils in the Development of New Medicinal Products
6.Essential Oil and Glandular Hairs: Diversity and Roles
7.Effect of Essential Oils on Storability and Preservation of Some Vegetable Crops
8.Study of Essential Oils Obtained from Tropical Plants Grown in Colombia
9.Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils of Spices Used in the Food Industry in Brazil
10.Essential Oils and Microbial Communication
11.Application of Essential Oils for Shelf-Life Extension of Seafood Products
12.Seed Propagation and Constituents of the Essential Oil of Stevia serrata Cav. from Guatemala
13.Durable Woods and Antifungal Activity of Their Essential Oils: Case of Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters and Cedrus atlantica Manetti