Preface

This book provides an overview as well as in-depth knowledge on essential oils. It consists of 13 chapters.

Many of the chapters attempt to review the recent research on essential oils, such as resources, chemical contents, etc. Other chapters aim to present a number of focal issues related to applications of essential oils in medical fields as natural treatments and traditional medicines.

Historically, essential oils have been used by consumers for several reasons, such as their aromas, medical applications, etc. Many international pharmaceutical companies produce essential oil derivatives for medical applications.

Therefore, this book contains information on the benefits and properties of essential oils as well as major compounds with their chemical structures.

It seems that essential oils will continue to contribute positively to pharmaceutical markets globally because of their multifunctional effects.

This book will be useful for researchers and other academics who wish to enhance their scientific backgrounds and abilities for teaching.

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**Chapter 8 119**

**Chapter 9 147**

**Chapter 10 165**

**Chapter 11 191**

**Chapter 12 203**

**Chapter 13 217**

Durable Woods and Antifungal Activity of Their Essential Oils: Case of *Tetraclinis articulata* (Vahl) Masters and *Cedrus atlantica* Manetti *by Abdelwahed Fidah, Mohamed Rahouti, Bousselham Kabouchi* 

Study of Essential Oils Obtained from Tropical Plants Grown in

Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils of Spices Used in the Food

*Gustavo Oliveira Everton, Ana Lucia Abreu-Silva, Kátia da Silva Calabrese* 

*Raffaele Coppola, Fernando Jesus Ayala-Zavala, Adriano Gomez da Cruz* 

Application of Essential Oils for Shelf-Life Extension of Seafood Products *by Marzieh Moosavi-Nasab, Armin Mirzapour-Kouhdasht and Najme Oliyaei*

Seed Propagation and Constituents of the Essential Oil of *Stevia serrata* Cav.

*by Amanda Mara Teles, Adenilde Nascimento Mouchreck,* 

*by Filomena Nazzaro, Florinda Fratianni, Antonio d'Acierno,* 

*by Juan Francisco Pérez-Sabino, Max Samuel Mérida-Reyes, José Vicente Martínez-Arévalo, Manuel Alejandro Muñoz-Wug, Bessie Evelyn Oliva-Hernández, Isabel Cristina Gaitán-Fernández,* 

*Daniel Luiz Reis Simas and Antonio Jorge Ribeiro da Silva*

*by Elena Stashenko and Jairo René Martínez*

Essential Oils and Microbial Communication

Colombia

Industry in Brazil

*and Vincenzo De Feo*

from Guatemala

*and Abderrahim Famiri*

*and Fernando Almeida-Souza*

**Hany A. El-Shemy** Professor, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

**1**

Section 1

Medical Applications of

Essential Oils
