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1 online resource (x, 376 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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text file |
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Plant science research and practices
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Plant science research and practices.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Aromatic Plants and Aroma: Historical Perspectives / Nancy Lego and Kalkame Ch. Momin -- Classification of Aromatic Plants / A B Sharangi -- Status, Scenario, Scope and Trends of Aromatic Medicinal Plants / Mohammad Irfan Ali, Wilda Onyancha, Manas Mathur, Rakesh Kr. Prajapat, Sarmad Moin, R. Bajia, Sushil Kumar Sharma, Gaurav Sharma, and Tarun Kumar Upadhyay -- The Root of Aromatherapy in Early Islamic Era and Arab Region / Naïrouz Benzeggouta -- Aromatic Plants for Health and Human Welfare / Harshita Singh and Navneeta Bharadvaja -- The Agrotechnology of Some Aromatic Crops / Kalkame Ch. Momin, N Surmina Devi, Shivani Dobhal, Nancy Lego, Arwankie Shadap and Aseilavio John -- Essential oils -- History, uses and extraction methods / Nancy Lego, Arwankie Shadap and Kalkame Ch. Momin -- Role and Effects of Aroma: Status and Trends / Manzar Alam, Azhar Kamal, Tarun Kumar Upadhyay and Vijay J. Upadhye -- Biology and Chemistry of Essential Oils / Priyanka Sharma and Deepika Sharma -- Attributes Influencing Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolite and Aroma Volatiles in Plants, On and Off the Field / Ankan Das and A B Sharangi -- Pharmacological Activities of Coumarins and Their Derivatives / Bui Thanh Tung, Nguyen Thi Thuy, Nguyen Minh Thi, Vu Hoai Phuong and Nguyen Thi Yen -- Phytochemical and Pharmacological Aspects of Some Vietnamese Aromatic Plants / Bui Thanh Tung, Duong Van Thanh and Nguyen Phuong Thanh -- Phytoremediation Potential of Aromatic Plants for Heavy Metals / Sidharth Sharma and Navneeta Bharadwaj -- Biogenesis and Chemoecology Of Essential Oil, Aromatherapy and Conservation in Vetiver / Sunita Singh Dhawan, Pankhuri Gupta and Raj Kishori Lal -- Chemistry and Biochemistry of Aroma and Flavor / Solanki Sarkar and Sarthak Bhattacharya Bhattacharya -- Future Research Strategies / Bhargav Veluru, Kalkame Ch. Momin and A B Sharangi. |
| Summary |
"The history of aroma and fragrance dates back through several ages and civilizations. The sagacity of smell plays a remarkable role for human beings to recognize food. Best fruits can be judged when they are ripe and fit for consumption emitting lovely smell or aroma. The same attribute from flowers attracts insects leading to cross-pollination. India has enjoyed a paramount place in the fabrication of quality perfumes and aromatics since the prehistoric era. The celebrated Chinese voyager Fa-Hien described India as the land of aromatic plants. Indian cities like Delhi, Agra, Kannauj, Lucknow, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Aligarh, Bharatpur, Mysore, and Hyderabad emerged as centers of national and international trade in perfumery and other aromatic compounds, and were known for their quality across Asia, Europe and Africa. Aromatic plants precisely possess odorous volatile substances in root, wood, bark, stem, foliage, flower and fruit. The typical aroma is due to an assortment of composite chemical compounds. At present, information on the chemistry and properties of essential oils of only about 500 aromatic plants species is known in some detail out of a total of about 1500. Of these, about 50 species find use as commercial source of essential oils and aroma chemicals. It is realized now that perfumes are not the essentials of sumptuousness as they were in the past. It has given birth to new streams of medicinal therapy, aromatherapy, involving the use of essential oils and aromatics derived from plants to treat diseases. Essential oils are also reported to be better than antibiotics due to their safety and broad-spectrum activity. Natural essential oils are also potentially safe insecticides. The essential oil obtained from Acorus calamus having ss-asarone as an active principle produces sterility among a variety of insects of either sex. It has, therefore, been found very useful and secure for the storage of food grains. However, there is still very inadequate research for the cultivation of aromatic crops and extraction of essential oils across the globe. This book has been designed to highlight the associated issues of aromatic plants including the aspects of their classification, importance, uses and applications for human wellbeing, botany, agrotechniques, major bioactive constituents, post-harvest extraction, chemistry and biochemistry of aroma compounds along with an informative modern global research on these plants throughout the world. I hope this book will cater the scholastic services, reward diverse professionals and stakeholders, and serve as an informative handbook for theoretical as well as practical purposes"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Aromatic plants -- Analysis.
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Aromatic plants. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Sharangi, A. B. (Amit Baran), editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Aromatic plants Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2021] 9781536193220 (DLC) 2021009724 |
| ISBN |
1536193984 electronic book |
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9781536193985 (electronic book) |
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9781536193220 hardcover |
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