Essential Oils Unveiled - Complex Compositions for Food, Cosmetics, and Medicine

Essential Oils Unveiled: Complex Compositions for Food, Cosmetics, and Medicine. Essential oils have been an integral part of human civilization for thousands of years. Their applications are highly diverse and range from fragrances to natural constituents of a healthy diet and use as active ingredients in medicinal products. Essential oils are natural complex substances (NCS) - complex mixtures of plants, animals and minerals as they occur in nature, and also as preparations derived from them. The secrets of the mutual interactions of the single substances that constitute NCS have not yet been unveiled. Synergistic, antagonistic and additive effects can all occur. Further research of such complex plant mixtures offers new options for the development of active plant-based medicines and biologically active resources for human, animal and plant life. This is especially important as mono-substance remedies, such as antibiotics, are reaching their therapeutic limits. This book provides a concise insight into essential oils as NCS, their analytic and galenic properties, their use in veterinary medicine and aromatherapy for humans, as well as their role in cosmetic and food industries.

Riassunto

Provides a comprehensive overview of essential oils, their analytical and Galenic characteristics, their use in human and veterinary medicine, and their diverse applications in the cosmetics and food industries.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Cacilia Brendieck-Worm, Dr Cacilia (Phyto-Fokus Brendieck-Worm, Dr Marek (WALA Heilmittel GmbH Bunse, Marek Bunse, Dr Rolf (University of Tubingen Daniels, Rolf Daniels, Dr Sandra (SaluVet GmbH Graf-Schiller, Sandra Graf-Schiller, Dr Jorg (University of Regensburg Heilmann, Jorg Heilmann, Dietmar R Kammerer, Dr Dietmar R (WALA Heilmittel GmbH Kammerer, Dr Matthias F (Freie Universitat Berlin Melzig, Matthias F Melzig, Dr Gertrud E (Justus Liebig University Giessen Morlock, Gertrud E Morlock, Hartwig Schulz, Professor Hartwig (Consulting and Project Management for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Schulz, Constanze Stiefel, Dr Constanze (Esslingen University of Applied Science Stiefel
• Editore: CABI Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781836991205
• ISBN: 978-1-83699-120-5
• Pagine: 160
• Dimensioni: 234 mm x 155 mm x 11 mm
• Peso: 282 g
• Serie: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CABI Concise)
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Medicina olistica