Description
Book SynopsisWhen enjoying a southeast asian soup or cup of herbal tea, we are really savoring the flavor of lemongrass. Similarly, the sweet aroma of mosquito-repelling lotions comes from the citronella oil present in them. Fine perfumes, candles, and herbal pillows with the pleasing smell of rose are often in fact scented with palmarosa. Providing an in-depth look at their history and production, Essential Oil Bearing Grasses: The genus Cymbopogon provides a comprehensive review of these economically important grasses.
A detailed examination of chemical constituents and market trends, the book explores the cosmetic, medicinal, and nutritional uses of the plant. It covers the botany, taxonomy, chemistry, and biogenesis of the oils, and their extraction and analytical methods, biotechnology, storage, legislation, and trade. Highlighting industrial uses for the grasses in this genus, the book also includes coverage of the physiological a
Trade Review
The book is valuable (apart from its significance as a valuable monography for university biologists) for recipients representing spheres of activity such as food, chemical and pharmaceutical industry. -G. Marszalkowski (Warszawa), in Acta Physiol Plant, 32:613, 2010 The book will be most appreciated by the technically inclined-it is far from being any sort of aromatherapy book for the lay person ... a great chemistry-bench reference book and a scrupulous analytical tool for the laboratory. -Mindy Green, RA, RH (AHG), President, Green Scentsations Consulting, Minneapolis, MN in Herbalgram, July 2010 The audience for this book appears to be the industrial users of extracts of lemon grass, the overall common name applied to this genus of tropical grasses. ... References cited are extensive. A great deal of technical information on the chemistry of the compounds is presented and the chapters are rife with structural formulae. In addition to chemistry, there are chapters on toxicology, trade, and harvest. -Lytton John Musselman, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, in Plant Science Bulletin, 2010
Table of Contents
Introduction to Essential Oil Bearing Grasses. The Photosynthetic Potential of Essential Oil-Bearing Grasses. The Essential Oils from Species Cultivated in Brazil and its Antimicrobial Activity. Genetic Resources of Aromatic Grasses and their Utilization in Genetic Improvement. Chemistry and Biogenesis of Essential Oil in Aromatic Grasses. Botanical, Phytochemicla, and Agronomics Aspects of Aromatic Species of Poacea Family. Thrombolysis-accelating Activity of the Essential Oils and Shochu Aroma. Yield and Quality of Essential Oils in Aromatic Grass.
