Book ID: 83879
Lis - Balchin, Maria (ed.)
Lavender: The Genus Lavandula. 2003. (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Industrial Profiles).illus. 268 p.gr8vo. Hardcover.
Lanvandula species are mainly grown for their essential oils, whichare used in perfumery, cosmetics, food processing and aromatherapyproducts, and for their use as ornamental plants and ingredients innumerous cottage industry products. Certain types of lavender oil havealso shown antimicrobial and antifungal properties. The dried flowershave been used for centuries in pillows to promote sleep andrelaxation, and oil of spike lavender is used as insect repellent.This volume covers all aspects of current knowledge of lavender, e.g.taxonomy, history of usage, nomenclature, cultivation, phytochemistry,chemistry of oils, distillation of oils, pharmacology, etc.