Pharmacological Aspects of Essential Oils : Current and Future Trends

Pharmacological Aspects of Essential Oils: Current and Future Trends provides a collection of therapeutic and pharmacological applications of the most researched essential oils of great importance derived from Clove, Cinnamon, Coriander, Turmeric, Thymus zygis, Thyme vulgaris, Ocimum basilicum, Copaifera spp, and Nigella sativa species. The new approach towards using a metal phenolic network with the essential oils as a tool of nanomedicine will surely open a new horizon for the research community. Treating disorders such as diabetes, insomnia, and obesity with essential oils will provide a new area of research. Aromatherapy, which is creating a market especially in the personal health care sector, is also discussed in the book. The relation between chemical composition and different biological properties is well discussed in respective chapters. The other practical topics related to the development of this industry of essential oils have been illustrated with elaborative figures and tables.

Providing such updated data on the pharmacological applications of essential oils is an asset to the community associated with the extraction and production of essential oils, biochemist, aromatherapist, agrotechnologists, and nutritionist fraternities.

Salient Features:

• Metal phenolic networks and essential oils as tool of nanomedicine
• Role of essential oils in aromatherapy
• Sophisticated development of various advanced techniques in the characterization of essential oils
• Pharmacological applications of Brazilian aromatic species
• Role of essential oils in management of diabetes, obesity, and insomnia

Dr. Sunita Singh is an Assistant professor of Chemistry in the Navyug Kanya Mahavidyalaya, University of Lucknow since 2019. She pursued her Ph.D. in the year 2015 on the topic, “Chemistry, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of essential oils and oleoresins of spices” from DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur. She has awarded with Junior Research and senior research fellowships from University Grant Commission. She has presented her work in various global online events.

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Chaurasia is working as an Assistant Professor in P.G. Department of Chemistry, L.S. College, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur since 2017. He has been awarded with RA-CSIR by CSIR-New Delhi and has worked in Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru NIT, Allahabad/Prayagraj, India. He has also worked as ‘Guest Faculty’ in Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad (A Central University of India). He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry in 2014. During Ph.D., he had received CSIR-JRF (NET) and CSIR-SRF(NET). He had also qualified a reputed National Eligibility Test as CSIR-JRF(NET).

Shashi Lata Bharati is working as Assistant Professor in Department of Chemistry, NERIST, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh since 2015. Before this, she has worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow (UGC New Delhi awarded fellowship) in Department of Chemistry, DDU Gorakhpur University. She had also taught as Assistant professor (contract) in Department of Chemistry, DVNDC Gorakhpur. She received her Ph.D. in 2012. During Ph.D., she was awarded as UGC-DSA fellow for the meritorious students