Essential oils: historical significance, chemical composition, and medicinal uses and benefits

Content: ESSENTIAL OILS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MEDICINAL USES AND BENEFITS 
 ESSENTIAL OILS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MEDICINAL USES AND BENEFITS 
 CONTENTS 
 PREFACE 
 Chapter 1 ESSENTIAL OILS: PROPERTIES, APPLICATIONS, EXTRACTION METHODS, AND PERSPECTIVES 
 Abstract
 Introduction
 References
 Chapter 2 PHENOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE ESSENTIAL OILS 
 Abstract
 Introduction
 Sources of Variability
 Ecological Role of Volatile Organic Compounds Phenological Changes in the Biosynthesis of Essential OilsSecretory Structures
 The Importance of the Plant Organ Used for the Distillation
 The Role of Stress
 Genetic vs Environmental Modulation of the Essential Oil Production
 The Importance of the Plant Age
 Phenological Changes in the Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils
 Implications of the Variability on the Product Final Quality
 Genetic Control of the Essential Oil Composition
 Different Organs and Essential Oil Composition
 Plant Aging vs Composition
 Conclusion
 References Chapter 3 EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF ESSENTIAL OILS FROM MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS OF MAURITIUSAbstract
 1. Introduction
 2. Methods of Extraction
 2.1. Supercritical Fluid Extraction Method
 2.2. Short-Path Molecular Distillation
 2.3. Microwave Assisted Extraction
 2.3.1. In Situ Microwave-Generated Hydrodistillation
 2.3.2. Microwave Steam Diffusion
 2.4. Ultrasound Assisted Extraction
 3. Characterization
 3.1. Fast Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
 3.2. Gas Chromatography Coupled to Tandem Mass Spectrometry 3.3. Gas Chromatography Coupled with Multivariate Curve Resolution4. Isolation
 5. Reported Uses of EOs from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Mauritius
 6. Biological Properties of EOs
 Conclusion
 References
 Chapter 4 EVALUATION OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM L. FOR ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL TO MODIFY AMINOGLYCOSIDE TOXICITY 
 Abstract
 Introduction
 Methodology
 Results and Discussion
 Acknowledgments
 References
 Chapter 5 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF PLINIA JABOTICABA (VELL.) KAUSEL ESSENTIAL OIL
 Abstract
 1. Introduction 2. Materials and Methods2.1. Plant Material
 2.2. Extraction Procedure
 2.3. Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Composition of the Essential Oil
 2.4. Antibacterial Activity against Cell-Wall Bacteria
 Microbiological Material
 Determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)
 2.5. Antibacterial Activity against No-Cell-Wall Bacteria (Mollicutes)
 Microbiological Material
 Determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)
 3. Results and Discussion
 3.1. Essential Oil Composition
 3.2. Antibacterial Activity
 Conclusion
 Acknowledgments
 References