Handbook of Essential Oils Science, Technology, and Applications, Second Edition

The second edition of Handbook of Essential Oils: Science, Technology, and Applications provides a much-needed compilation of information related to the development, use, and marketing of essential oils. It focuses particularly on the chemistry, pharmacology, and biological activities of essential oils, with contributions from a worldwide group of expert authorities on their historical, biological, regulatory, and biotransformation aspects. Features in the Second Edition: New chapters on the natural variability of components that often occurs in essential oils and on the natural processes that cause adulteration of essential oils Revisions, updates, and expansions of previous chapters Splits a previous chapter on biological activities of essential oils into two separate chapters on biological activities and antioxidative properties The book covers a wide range of areas applicable to essential oils research, including sources, production, analysis, storage, transport, chemistry, aromatherapy, pharmacology, toxicology, metabolism, technology, biotransformation, application, utilization, and trade. It includes discussions of biological activity testing, results of antimicrobial and antioxidant tests, and penetration-enhancing activities useful in drug delivery. A continuation of its preceding edition that features enhanced and expanded information, the second edition of Handbook of Essential Oils provides you with a broad and authoritative knowledge base in the study and use of essential oils.

IntroductionK. Hüsnü Can Baser and Gerhard BuchbauerHistory and Sources of Essential Oil ResearchKarl-Heinz KubeczkaSources of Essential OilsChlodwig Franz and Johannes NovakNatural Variability of Essential Oil ComponentsÉva Németh-ZámboriProduction of Essential OilsErich SchmidtChemistry of Essential OilsCharles SellAnalysis of Essential OilsBarbara d’Acampora Zellner, Paola Dugo, Giovanni Dugo, and Luigi MondelloSafety Evaluation of Essential Oils: Constituent-Based Approach Utilized for Flavor Ingredients—An UpdateSean V. TaylorMetabolism of Terpenoids in Animal Models and HumansWalter Jäger and Martina HöferlBiological Activities of Essential Oils: An UpdateGerhard Buchbauer and Ramona BohuschAntioxidative Properties of Essential Oils and Single Fragrance CompoundsGerhard Buchbauer and Marina ErkicEffects of Essential Oils in the Central Nervous SystemEva Heuberger, Domingos Sávio Nunes, Viviane de Moura Linck, Adriana Lourenço da Silva, Micheli Figueiró, and Elaine ElisabetskyPhytotherapeutic Uses of Essential OilsRobert HarrisIn Vitro Antimicrobial Activities of Essential Oils Monographed in the European Pharmacopoeia 8th EditionAlexander Pauli and Heinz SchilcherAromatherapy with Essential OilsMaria Lis-BalchinEssential Oils Used in Veterinary MedicineK. Hüsnü Can Baser and Chlodwig FranzUse of Essential Oils in AgricultureGerhard Buchbauer and Susanne HemetsbergerAdulteration of Essential OilsErich Schmidt and Jürgen WannerBiotransformation of Monoterpenoids by Microorganisms, Insects, and MammalsYoshiaki Noma and Yoshinori AsakawaBiotransformation of Sesquiterpenoids, Ionones, Damascones, Adamantanes, and Aromatic Compounds by Green Algae, Fungi, and MammalsYoshinori Asakawa and Yoshiaki NomaIndustrial Uses of Essential OilsW.S. BrudEncapsulation and Other Programmed Release Techniques for Essential Oils and Volatile TerpenesJan KarlsenTrade of Essential OilsHugo BovillStorage, Labelling and Transport of Essential OilsJens Jankowski, Jens-Achim Protzen, Klaus-Dieter ProtzenAroma-Vital Cuisine: Healthy and Delightful Consumption by the Use of Essential OilsMaria M. Kettenring and Lara-M. Vucemilovic-GeeganageRecent EU Legislation on Flavors and Fragrances and Its Impact on Essential OilsJan C.R. Demyttenaere

K. Hüsnü Can Baser, PhD, earned his doctorate in pharmacognosy at Chelsea College of the University of London, UK. He is currently a visiting professor at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has held various positions at Anadolu University, including dean of the faculty of pharmacy, head of the department of professional pharmaceutical sciences, head of the pharmacognosy section, member of the university board and senate, and director of the Medicinal and Aromatic Plant and Drug Research Centre (TBAM). He has communicated 940 papers in 262 symposia, and has published over 700 papers in international refereed journals, 144 papers in Turkish journals, 141 papers in conference proceedings, and 52 books or book chapters. For more information, visit http://www.khcbaser.com. Gerhard Buchbauer, PhD, earned his doctorate in pharmacy and philosophy at the University of Vienna, Austria. In 2002, he was elected head of the Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Vienna. He retired in 2008 and is still a member of numerous scientific committees and societies as well as a member of several editorial boards, including the Journal of Essential Oil Research, the International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics, and Scientia Pharmaceutica. He is also assistant editor of the Flavour and Fragrance Journal. He has been instrumental in establishing the area of fragrance and flavor chemistry as a research discipline within the pharmaceutical sciences.