Aromatic & Medicinal Plants : Yielding Essential Oil for Pharmaceutical, Perfumery, Cosmetic Industries and Trade/M.P. Shiva, Alok Lehri and Alka Shiva. Dehradun, International Book Distributors, 2002, viii, 341 p., colour plates, $105. ISBN 81-7089-287-2.

Contents: Introduction. 1. Agar wood (Aquilaria malaccensis). 2. Ajmod (Apium graveolens). 3. Ajowan (Trachysperrnum ammi). 4. Allspice (Pimenta dioica). 5. Amahaldi (Curcuma amada). 6. Ambrette plant (Abelmoschus moschatus). 7. American wormseed (Chenopodium ambrosioides). 8. Aniseed oil (Pimpinella anisum). 9. Basil (Ocimum basilicum). 10. Bergamot (Citrus aurantium sub sp. Bergamia). 11. Bellary leaf (Neolitsea cassia). 12. Black pepper (Piper nigrum). 13. Cajuput (Melaleuca leucadendron var minor). 14. Calamus (Acorus calamus). 15. Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora). 16. Camphor basil (Ocimum kilimandscharicum). 17. Caraway (Carum carvi). 18. Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum). 19. Cassia (Cinnamomum cassia). 20. Cedar wood oil (Cedrus deodara). 21. Champaca (Michellia champaca). 22. Cinnamom (Cinnamomum verum). 23. Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus). 24. Clary sage (Salvia sclarea). 25. Clove (Syzygium aromaticum). 26. Costus root (Saussuria lappa). 27. Cubeb (Pipper cubeba). 28. Cumin (Cuminum cyminum). 29. Davana (Artemisia pallens). 30. Dillseed oil (Anethum graveolens). 31. Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.). 32. Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare). 33. Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens). 34. Henna (Lawsonia inermis). 35. Jamarosa (Cymbopogon jwarancusa). 36. Jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum). 37. Juniper (Juniperus communis). 38. Kewda (Pandanus fascicularis). 39. Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). 40. Lemon grass (Cymbopogon spp.). 41. Lemon tree (Citrus limon). 42. Linaloe (Bursera penicillata). 43. Marigold tagetes oil (Tagetes erecta). 44. Matricaria (Matricaria chamomilla). 45. Japaneese mint oil (Mentha arvensis). 46. Other mint oils. 47. Mullilam (Zanthoxylum limonella). 48. Nagarmutha (Cyperus scariosus). 49. Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans). 50. Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin). 51. Rose (Rosa damascena). 52. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis). 53. Saffron (Crocus sativus). 54. Sandalwood (Santalum album). 55. Tomarseed (Zanthoxylum acanthopodium). 56. Turpentine (Pinus roxburghii). 57. Valerian (Valeriana jatamansi). 58. Vanilla (Vanilla parvifolia). 59. Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides). 60. Wild turmeric (Crucuma aromatica). 61. Wintergreen (Gaultheria fragrantissima). 62. Ylang ylang (Cananga odorata). Appendix. Species index.

"Aromatic plants yielding essential oils have multifarious uses from time immemorial like aroma therapy, pharmaceutical preparations, cosmetic and perfumery. Their sustainable exploitation is essential to meet the challenges of the 21 century for economic development of the society, Biodiversity and environmental conservation.

"This comprehensive book furnishes information on all aspects of about 69 commercially important plants, necessary for forest managers, policy makers, entrepreneurs and all other user groups, described under different sub-headings viz., botanical names, trade/common names, origin, habit and morphology, distribution, uses including active principles, climate and soil types, silvicultural requirements/characters, propagation and cultivation, harvesting techniques, value addition, production, marketing and trade, employment generation, short and long term gains, recommendations including research needs, references and resource persons/organisations. All these cover about 55 parameters according to computerised MFP Database of Centre of Minor Forest Products (COMFORPTS), Dehra Dun. The book has been written on the format of nine Ready Reckoners/Monographs, published by COMFORPTS on commercially important Non-Timber Forest Productions (NTFP) resources, which is likely to go a long way to be useful to various user groups for forging ahead in their enterprises based on essential oil yielding plants which form an important category of NTFP." (jacket)

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