Book ID: 52870
Mahindru, S.N.
Indian Plant Perfumes. 1992. 11 col.pls. tabs. XIV, 263 p. gr8vo. Hard cover.
This book is an excellent effort in the right direction when there is a need to develop new vistas for perfumery based raw materials. The book provides detailed information on modern techniques of storage, latest methods of extraction of essential oil, natural fragrances, perfumes, and their olfactory simulation by use of Olfactometery. The book deals with Indian perfumery products and odour appreciation at great length.It lists more than three hundred perfumery plants in alphabetical order,many of which have not been exploited for their essential oil or perfumery quality.