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 the University of Hiroshima, Japan. He has filed two patents, written 13 international books, published more than 90 SCI journal papers and 50 conference presentations, and served as a technical committee member as well as chair in many international conferences; he is also the editor of *PLoS ONE*, *BMC* 

*Genomics*, and *Current Issues in Molecular Biology*. He has received several awards, including state prizes awarded from the Academy of Science, Egypt (2004, 2012, and 2018), Young Arab Researcher Prize awarded from the Shuman Foundation, Jordan (2005), State Excellence Prize from the Academy of Science, Egypt (2011), State Recognition Prize, Egypt (2017), and Cairo University Prizes (2007, 2010, and 2014). He served as an expert for the African Regional Center of Technology, Dakar, Senegal, and as a visiting professor at the Pan African University, African Union. He was appointed Vice President of the Academy of Science and Technology from 2013 to 2014, Egypt. From 2014 to December 2017 he worked as the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University.

Contents

**Section 1**

*and Fabrice Fekam Boyom*

*and Amjad Hussain*

**Section 2**

Crops

Biological Importance of Essential Oils

Essential Oils: Partnering with Antibiotics

*Kok-Song Lai and Swee-Hua Erin Lim*

*by Jason Jerry Atoche Medrano*

*by Aml Abo El-Fetouh El-Awady*

**Preface III**

Medical Applications of Essential Oils **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 13**

**Chapter 3 37**

**Chapter 4 51**

**Chapter 5 69**

Resources and Structures of Essential Oils **81**

**Chapter 6 83**

**Chapter 7 99**

Applications of Medicinal Herbs and Essential Oils in Food Safety

Essential Oil's Chemical Composition and Pharmacological Properties

*by Razzagh Mahmoudi, Ata Kaboudari and Babak Pakbin*

*by Jean Baptiste Hzounda Fokou, Pierre Michel Jazet Dongmo* 

*by Muhammad Irshad, Muhammad Ali Subhani, Saqib Ali* 

*by Mariam Aljaafari, Maryam Sultan Alhosani, Aisha Abushelaibi,* 

Essential Oils in the Development of New Medicinal Products

Essential Oil and Glandular Hairs: Diversity and Roles

*by Zakaria Hazzoumi, Youssef Moustakime and Khalid Amrani Joutei*

Effect of Essential Oils on Storability and Preservation of Some Vegetable
