Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
K. Hüsnü Can Başer and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 2: History and Sources of Essential Oil Research
Karl-Heinz Kubeczka
Chapter 3: Sources of Essential Oils
Chlodwig Franz and Johannes Novak
Chapter 4: Natural Variability of Essential Oil Components
Eva Nemeth-Zambori
Chapter 5: Production of Essential Oils
Erich Schmidt
Chapter 6: Chemistry of Essential Oils
Charles Sell
Chapter 7: Analysis of Essential Oils
Adriana Arigo, Mariosimone Zoccali, Danilo Sciarrone, Peter Q. Tranchida, Paola Dugo and Luigi Mondello
Chapter 8: Use of Linear Retention Indices in GC/MS Libraries for Essential Oil Analysis
Emanuela Trovato, Giuseppe Micalizzi, Paola Duga, Margita Utczas, and Luigi Mondello
Chapter 9: Safety Evaluation of Essential Oils
Sean V. Taylor
Chapter 10: Metabolism of Terpenoids in Animal Models and Humans
Walter Jaeger and Martina Hoferl
Chapter 11: Central Nervous System Effects of Essential Oil Compounds
Elaine Elisabetsky and Domingos Savio Nunes
Chapter 12: Effects of Essential Oils on Human Cognition
Eva Heuberger
Chapter 13: Aromatherapy: An Overview and Global Perspectives
Rhiannon Lewis
Chapter 14: Essential Oils in Cancer Therapy
Carmen Trummer and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 15: Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Essential Oils and Aroma Compounds against Airborne Microbes
Sabine Krist
Chapter 16: Quorum Sensing and Essential Oils
Isobel Charlotte Soede and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 17: Functions of Essential Oils and Natural Volatiles in Plant-Insect Interactions
Robert A. Raguso
Chapter 18: Essential Oils as Lures for Invasive Ambrosia Beetles
Paul E. Kendra, Nurhayat Tabanca, Wayne S. Montgomery, Jerome Niogret, David Owens, and Daniel Carrillo
Chapter 19: Adverse Effects and Intoxication with Essential Oils
Rosa Lemmens-Gruber
Chapter 20: Adulteration of Essential Oils
Erich Schmidt and Jürgen Wanner
Chapter 21: Essential Oils and Volatiles in Bryophytes
Agnieczka Ludwiczuk and Yoshinori Asakawa
Chapter 22: Biotransformation of Monoterpenoids by Microorganisms, Insects, and Mammals
Yoshiaki Noma and Yoshinori Asakawa
Chapter 23: Biotransformation of Sesquiterpenoids, Ionones, Damascones, Adamantanes, and Aromatic Compounds by Green Algae, Fungi, and Mammals
Yoshinori Asakawa and Yoshiaki Noma
Chapter 24: Use of Essential Oils in Agriculture
Catherine Regnault-Roger, Susanne Hemetsberger, and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 25: Essential Oils Used in Veterinary Medicine
K. Hüsnü Can Başer and Chlodwig Franz
Chapter 26: Encapsulation and Other Programmed/ Sustained Release Techniques for Essential Oils and Volatile Terpenes
Jan Karlsen
Chapter 27: Essential Oils as Carrier Oils
Romana Aichinger and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 28: Influence of Light on Essential Oil Constituents
Marie-Christine Cudlik and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 29: Influence of Air on Essential Oil Constituents
Darija Gajic and Gerhard Buchbauer
Chapter 30: The Essential Oil Trade
Hugo Bovill
Chapter 31: Industrial Uses of Essential Oils
W.S. Brud
Chapter 32: Storage, Labeling, and Transport of Essential Oils
Jens Jankowski, Jens-Achim Protzen, and Klaus-Dieter Protzen
Chapter 33: Recent EU Legislation on Flavors and Fragrances and Its Impact on Essential Oils
Jan C.R. Demyttenaere