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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos.
Data corrente: | 08/04/2013
Data da última atualização: | 08/04/2013
Autoria: | LIS-BALCHIN, M. (ed.).
Afiliação: | MARIA LIS-BALCHIN.
Título: | Lavender: the genus Lavandula.
Ano de publicação: | 2002
Fonte/Imprenta: | London; New York: Taylor & Francis, 2002.
Páginas: | xiv, 268 p.
Série: | (Medicinal and aromatic plants. Industrial profiles, v. 29).
ISBN: | 0-415-28486-4
Idioma: | Inglês
Conteúdo: | General introduction to the genus Lavandula. The taxonomy of the genus Lavandula L. History of usage of Lavandula species. History of nomenclature of Lavandula species, hybrids and cultivars. Lavender growing in England for essential oil production. The retail lavender nursery. Lavender growing in Australia. Naming and misnaming of lavender cultivars. Phytochemistry of the genus Lavandula. Distillation of the lavender type oils: theory and practice. Lavender essential oil: standardisation, ISO; adulteration and its detection using GC, enantiomeric columns and bioactivity. Lavender oil and its therapeutic properties. Pharmacology of Lavandula essential oils and extracts in vitro and in vivo. The psychological effects of lavender. Antimicrobial properties of lavender volatile oil. Lavender oil and its use in aromatherapy. Perfumery uses of lavender and lavandin oils. Miscellaneous uses of lavender and lavender oil: use in hair products, food flavouring, tissanes, herbal pillows and medicinal products. New research into Lavandula species, hybrids and cultivars. Further research into Lavandula species: cell cultures of L. vera and rosmarinic acid production. Lavandula x heterophylla and L. x allardii: a puzzling complex. Comparative study of essential oil quantity and composition from ten cultivars of organically grown lavender and lavandin. Chemical profiles of lavender oils and pharmacology. Chemical composition of essential oils from different species, hybrids and cultivars of Lavandula.
Palavras-Chave: | Lavanda; Uso terapêutico.
Categoria do assunto: | X Pesquisa, Tecnologia e Engenharia
Registro original: | Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos (CTAA)
Exemplares: | CTAA - (11777-1) - ADC - LV - PP - 633.88 - L769l - 2013.00017 - DIS