HANDBOOK OF ESSENTIAL OILS - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS

Bringing together significant research and market profiles, this unprecedented handbook provides a much-needed compilation of important topics related to the development, use, and marketing of essential oils, including their chemistry and biochemistry. A select group of authoritative experts covers the historical, biological, regulatory, and microbial aspects needed by both researchers and those involved with the marketing of these popular oils used in pharmaceutical, food, health, and beauty products. This reference also covers sources, production, analysis, storage, and transport of oils as well as aromatherapy, pharmacology, toxicology, and metabolism.