Lavender: The Genus Lavandula is a comprehensive volume covering all aspects of our current knowledge of lavender, including:

• Taxonomy, and history of usage and nomenclature
• Lavender cultivation for essential oil production and retail purposes in different countries
• Phytochemistry of the genus
• Chemistry of Lavandula oils
• Theory and practice of distillation and standardization of lavender essential oils
• Pharmacology and therapeutic properties of lavender oil and Lavandula extracts
• Use of lavender oil in aromatherapy, perfumery, cosmetics, food processing and medicine
• New research into Lavandula species and their oils

With contributions from lavender researchers worldwide, this book will be of interest both to graduate students and scientists in academia and industry who are involved with lavender, to professionals in the lavender growing and retail industry, the perfumery, food and cosmetics industries, and to those interested in lavender for alternative and conventional medical use.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. The Taxonomy of Lavandula
3. History and Usage of Lavandula Species
4. History of Nomenclature of Lavandula Species, Hybrids and Cultivars
5. Lavender Growing in England for Essential Oil Production
6. The Retail Lavender Nursery
7. Lavender Growing in Australia
8. Naming and Misnaming of Lavender Cultivars
9. Phytochemistry of the genus Lavandula
10. Distillation of the Lavender Type Oils: Theory and Practice
11. Lavender Essential Oil: Standardization, ISO; Adulteration and its Detection using GC, Enantiomeric Columns and Bioactivity
12. Lavender Oil and its Therapeutic Properties. Pharmacology of Lavandula Essential Oils and Extracts in vitro and in vivo
13. The Psychological Effects of Lavender
14. Antimicrobial Properties of Lavender Volatile Oil
15. Lavender Oil and its Use in Aromatherapy
16. Perfumery Uses of Lavender and Lavendin Oils
17. Miscellaneous Uses of Lavender and Lavender Oil: Use in Hair Products, Food Flavoring, Tissanes, Herbal Pillows and Medicinal Products
18. New Research into Lavandula Species Hybrids and Cultivars
19. Further Research into Lavandula Species Cell Cultures of L. vera and Rosmarinic Acid Production
20. Lavandula x heterophylla and L. x allardii: A Puzzling Complex
21. Comparative Study of Essential Oil Quantity and Composition from Ten Cultivars of Organically Grown Lavender and Lavendin
22. Chemical Profiles of Lavender Oils and Pharmacology
23. Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Different Species, Hybrids and Cultivars of Lavandula

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