**Meet the editor**

Prof. Hany A. El-Shemy received his two PhD degrees in Biochemistry and Genetic Engineering from the University of Cairo, Egypt and University of Hiroshima, Japan. He became an Assistant Professor at the Biochemistry Department of Cairo University, Egypt in 1996, an Associate Professor in 2002, and a full Professor in 2007. His research interests are in the field of plant biotechnology

and medicinal plants (Molecular Biology). He received 2 patents, authored 13 international books, published more than 90 SCI journal papers and 50 conference presentations, and served as a technique committee member as well as a chair in many international conferences and the editor including PLoS ONE journal, BMC Genomics, and Current Issue in Molecular Biology. He also reviewed more than 25 SCI cited journals. He received several awards, including State prize awarded from the Academy of Science, Egypt (2004); Young Arab Researcher prize awarded from Shuman Foundation, Jordan (2005); State Excellence prize from Academy of Science, Egypt (2011); and Cairo University prizes 2007, 2010, 2014. He served as an expert for the African Regional Center of Technology, Dakar, Senegal plus a visiting professor at the Pan African University, African Union, Nairobi, Kenya. He was appointed as an acting vice president of the Academy of Science and Technology from 2013 to 2014, Egypt. Since 2014 to 2017, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University.

Contents

**Preface VII**

**Aromatic Plants 1**

**(Myrtaceae): Review 21**

**Indonesian Herbs 41** Hartati Soetjipto

Chapter 1 **Potential of Medicinal Use of Essential Oils from**

Pinto and Raul Nunes de Carvalho Junior

Billmary Zuleyma Contreras-Moreno

Chapter 3 **Antibacterial Properties of Essential Oil in Some**

Elena Stashenko and Jairo René Martínez

**Virgin Olive Oil Using T-Operators 87** Suzan Kantarcı-Savaş and Efendi Nasibov

Chapter 7 **Essential Oils and Factors Related to Cardiovascular**

Geun Hee Seol and You Kyoung Shin

Chapter 6 **Essential Oils: Market and Legislation 107** Cinzia Barbieri and Patrizia Borsotto

**Diseases 129**

Chapter 2 **Chemical Composition of Essential Oil of Genus Pimenta**

Chapter 4 **The Expression of Biodiversity in the Secondary Metabolites of Aromatic Plants and Flowers Growing in Colombia 59**

Chapter 5 **A Fuzzy Rule Based Approach to Geographic Classification of**

Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira, Marcos Martins Almeida, Marielba de Los Angeles Rodriguez Salazar, Flávia Cristina Seabra Pires, Fernanda Wariss Figueiredo Bezerra, Vânia Maria Borges Cunha, Renato Macedo Cordeiro, Glides Rafael Olivo Urbina, Marcilene Paiva da Silva, Ana Paula Souza e Silva, Rafael Henrique Holanda
